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On the recordJune 6, 2023
We have got enormous staffing problems, and to say you have got to have a certain--it seems to me that opens up liability questions.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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King highlights the challenges of staffing mandates in healthcare and their potential legal implications.

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