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G. K. Butterfield: One of the major reasons for these closures is that Medicare ... doesn't pay hospitals enough.

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
One of the major reasons for these closures is that Medicare ... doesn't pay hospitals enough.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield discusses how low Medicare payments contribute to rural hospital closures.

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