Senator Jon Ossoff, at a canvass launch in Inman Park, Atlanta, says Medicaid covers half of all births, 70% of nursing home seniors and 40% of kids in Georgia. He says that as a result of the cuts, a hospital in Mike Collins' own district has closed its labor and delivery unit, leaving women he represents an hour's drive away while in labor.
The receipt
- Who
- Senator Jon Ossoff
- Where
- rally - Get Out the Vote canvass launch, Inman Park, Atlanta
- Original footage
- DRM News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 42 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 180 on Instagram
Read the transcript
half of all births in Georgia are covered by Medicaid. Did you all know that? 70 % of all seniors in nursing homes in Georgia are covered by Medicaid. 40 % of all Georgia kids are covered by Medicaid. And as a result of these Medicaid cuts, which Mike Collins voted for, by the way, a hospital in Mike Collins' own district has already had to close their labor and delivery unit. So pregnant women that Mike Collins represents have to drive an hour while they are in labor in order to get the health care they need to deliver safely.
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