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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Hospitals lawyers "we'd rather be maybe sued by the state than definitely sued and shut down"

Is how this plays out in real life.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It wasn't just getting sued. Your healthcare provider would face a class B felony and likely revocation of their license prior to amendment 3 passing.

Missouri faces the nation's fourth-largest shortage of healthcare professionals, with 111 of 114 counties designated as health professional shortage areas. The state projects a deficit of 3,102 doctors by 2030, including 687 primary care providers. Hospital staffing remains strained, with a 17.4% vacancy rate for registered nurses, representing 6,982 unfilled positions. The crisis is compounded by Missouri exporting one-third of medical students to out-of-state residency programs.

It's not good business for a portion of your workforce to end up in prison when you're already in a shortage area.