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It's like, okay, here's my question for you. based on all your years in the Senate, where are you guys coming from? I mean, as far as the state putting in their fair share to address community health oriented initiatives in order, and this gets to, you know, kind of the bottom line, if we prevent, hopefully we can keep a lot of people out of health care, which will keep health care costs down.

But where's the state's initiatives in order to, in this case, meet CDC even halfway? Or for that matter- I would even argue this. It's like, okay, would Senator Marty put out a bill that says, look, if the state health department is not successful in getting their funding from CDC to address diabetes for our citizens, our state will kick in.

But where's the state's initiatives in order to, in this case, meet CDC even halfway? Or for that matter- I would even argue this. It's like, okay, would Senator Marty put out a bill that says, look, if the state health department is not successful in getting their funding from CDC to address diabetes for our citizens, our state will kick in.

Our state will assure that these kinds of prevention-oriented chronic disease initiatives that a lot of people are dying from and getting sick from, the state will assure that these things would go forward. So I'm asking the question on the prevention aspects in order to address health care costs.

Our state will assure that these kinds of prevention-oriented chronic disease initiatives that a lot of people are dying from and getting sick from, the state will assure that these things would go forward. So I'm asking the question on the prevention aspects in order to address health care costs.

Correct, on prevention.

Correct, on prevention.

Is anybody in rural areas?

Is anybody in rural areas?

Right. Right. You know, I, it's interesting. I, I remember testifying in front of a health committee as the, the head of the cardiovascular unit. And I was, I was laying out specifically, you know, what the data is saying. Oh, I could do it county by county. Okay. Population by population. And, and,

Right. Right. You know, I, it's interesting. I, I remember testifying in front of a health committee as the, the head of the cardiovascular unit. And I was, I was laying out specifically, you know, what the data is saying. Oh, I could do it county by county. Okay. Population by population. And, and,

basically saying, excuse me, we've got a cardiovascular disaster going on here in the state of Minnesota. People are dying from heart attacks and strokes. And I remember one of the people in the committee asked me, well, what do you recommend, Dr. Shanling? And I said, what I recommend is that the state, you know, meet us halfway to help out. How would you go about doing that?

basically saying, excuse me, we've got a cardiovascular disaster going on here in the state of Minnesota. People are dying from heart attacks and strokes. And I remember one of the people in the committee asked me, well, what do you recommend, Dr. Shanling? And I said, what I recommend is that the state, you know, meet us halfway to help out. How would you go about doing that?

And I turned it around to them. I said, that's for you guys to decide. Come on. It never happened. But those are the things that we have. Frankly, where you're at, where you're dealing with is the healthcare delivery system, okay?

And I turned it around to them. I said, that's for you guys to decide. Come on. It never happened. But those are the things that we have. Frankly, where you're at, where you're dealing with is the healthcare delivery system, okay?

And disease management, and disease management.

And disease management, and disease management.

So Aaron, you notice here county by county data for health doesn't exist. Actually it does. We have county by county breakdowns of data, certainly by death and also by condition. Erin, you're a constituent of Senator Marty, so there's a connection there. So what might you wanna ask your Senator as it relates to all this health stuff that we've been talking about?

So Aaron, you notice here county by county data for health doesn't exist. Actually it does. We have county by county breakdowns of data, certainly by death and also by condition. Erin, you're a constituent of Senator Marty, so there's a connection there. So what might you wanna ask your Senator as it relates to all this health stuff that we've been talking about?

Oh, that's true. That's true. Yeah. It's through the health department. Yeah. Yeah.