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Ritchie Torres: FEMA owes New York State health care providers billions of dollars in reimbursements.

On the recordApril 26, 2022
FEMA owes New York State health care providers billions of dollars in reimbursements.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres highlights the financial burden on New York's healthcare system due to delayed FEMA reimbursements.

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