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Representative Lynch warns Medicaid cuts could complicate Norwood Hospital plans
Summary
Representative Lynch told the Norwood Special Town Meeting that a recent federal agreement he opposed includes what he described as a trillion-dollar cut to Medicaid over 10 years, a change he said would strain regional hospitals and complicate efforts to reopen Norwood Hospital.
Representative Lynch, who addressed the special town meeting after flying in from Washington, said he voted against the federal agreement that ended the recent government shutdown and criticized its treatment of health-care funding.
"The agreement that passed last night maintains the trillion dollar cut in Medicaid over the next 10 years," Representative Lynch said, warning that…
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