And that is the reason why a number of rural hospitals that are sort of on the edge in terms of their financial situation are on a list of concerns about closure. And Madam President, just within the last two weeks, We actually had the first closures in Virginia. A well respected healthcare network in the Shenandoah Valley that has a hospital in Augusta county, but then has primary care clinics sort of throughout the region that serve patients who can be served there instead of the hospital announced that three of the primary care clinics are closing. and the CEO of the Healthcare Network said closing because of the Medicaid cuts made in the reconciliation bill that this body passed in July. (03:16–03:38)
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Asserts that three primary care clinics in Virginia are closing due to Medicaid cuts from the reconciliation bill.
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