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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
We passed the Affordable Care Act in 2010; I would be interested in knowing how many of those hospitals have closed in the last 2 or 3 years because in my State of Kentucky, what we have heard is that rural hospitals have been saved by the ACA.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth defends the ACA by citing its positive impact on rural hospitals in Kentucky.

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