On the recordJuly 27, 2015
80 percent of the hospitals that have announced recent closures are in States that chose not to expand Medicaid.
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congress.gov80 percent of the hospitals that have announced recent closures are in States that chose not to expand Medicaid.
McDermott highlights the correlation between Medicaid expansion refusal and hospital closures.
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