“I used to say that outcomes are gonna be worse,” Rogers said. “And that’s a nice, polite euphemism for babies are going to die and mothers are going to die in emergency rooms because of a lack of prenatal care and a lack of obstetrical care.”
Pro-life, everyone.
So, let me get this straight…
They’re getting fucking paid to close…?!
That is correct. Theres some backwards incentives and basically none for providing OBGYN care.
Why would we want to protect women? /s
So on its face, this doesn’t look like something deliberately targeting ob/gyn services, and seems more like a poorly thought out but necessary band-aid to keep open rural hospitals that would otherwise close. The lack of Medicaid funding certainly doesn’t help, but this seems to be a complicated issue that doesn’t have a single, obvious, easy-button answer.
Oh wait, yes there is, one that most other developed countries have had for a long time: Medicare For All.
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