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Van Orden releases bill to respond to rural hospital closures
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U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Prairie du Chien, is introducing legislation that would allow states to request waivers to bypass federal restrictions to help establish new medical facilities in the wake of hospital closures.