Kay Hagan actually said...

"But what happens when they don't have that access, they go to the hospital and that is where emergency care and treatment is so expensive, and it is currently helping to drive up the cost of health ca..."

"I think this is a critical issue facing our country today."

"I know that in my State of North Carolina, we have more than a million people who don't have access to primary health care because of a shortage of providers."

"We certainly see what has happened in the interim. That's why we're obviously holding this hearing and looking at the actions that we need to take."