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trinity help headquartered in michigan. the floor is yours. >> thank you. whenever i am doing these types of talks, it is engaging providers, payers and government, i am reminded of my daughter who went to the universityof iowa and then went to the university of southern california for her master's degree in medical-social work. my mother, who is 90, can never figure out why my daughters and sons of leave and did not settle back in orange city, iowa. and last thanksgiving, my mother you come back? they have a nice hospital. they need social workers. i can take care of you. leave santa monica. come back. so meghan would say to my mom, grandma, i have this great condominium that is close to the ocean, which i am paying for. i have this nice car that i can get around in very well, which i am paying for. and i have this graduate program that i am in at u.s. see that i am paying for pensions that, i love being on my own. [laughter] and it is that idea that historically doctors and hospitals and social sense systems and government comes to this issue of health care. we come together as we all have our my message is it is time to engage all of us. we are tired of the fee-for- service system that has diminish

trinity health headquartered in michigan. the floor is yours. >> governor, thank you. whenever, i am reminded of doing these public talks, is engaging. i'm reminded of my daughter who went to the university of iowa. she went to the university of southern california for master's degree in medical social work. my mother -- can never understand why we don't live here. last thanksgiving my mother told me to come back. orange city need social workers. she said leave santa monica. come back to orange city. my daughter would say grandma, i have this great little condominium that is close to the ocean, which i am paying for -- i have a nice car that i can get around in very well, which i am paying for. i have a graduate program that i am in at usc that i am paying for. she says grandma, i love being on my own. [laughter] it is that idea that doctors and hospitals and systems and government comes to this issue of health care. my message to you is that it is time to engage all of us. we are receptive to is it is tio engage all of us. we are tired of the fee-for- service system that has diminished our health care system and ready for a new system. i will talk about mercy des moines. it is a big pla