In June Podcast, King Discusses Rural Healthcare with Sen. Tina Smith and CEO of Cary Medical Center, Kris Doody

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Today, the office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the June edition of Senator King's Inside Maine podcast. This month's podcast features U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.), who will serve with Senator King on the Bipartisan Policy Center's Honorary Congressional Task Force, and Kris Doody, CEO of Cary Medical Center. Senator Smith joined Senator King in the first segment to discuss rural healthcare policy and ways to improve access to care across the country. After his conversation with Senator Smith, Senator King then spoke with Kris Doody to discuss the challenges rural healthcare providers face in Maine and Cary Medical Center's work to care for its patients.

"Maine people deserve access to quality and affordable healthcare, regardless of where they choose to raise their families," said Senator King. "Folks that live hundreds of miles away from their nearest hospital should be able to feel the same level of comfort as folks who live right down the street from one. Oftentimes, the greatest obstacles to providing top quality healthcare are due to a shortage in the workforce, and a strain on resources to combat the opioid epidemic. It is reassuring to note that while Senator Smith and I work with a bipartisan group of colleagues in the Senate, there's good -- and extremely talented -- professionals like Kris Doody working to improve rural healthcare for all Maine people."

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