A new video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care” features insight from Leah Blackwell, R.N., vice president and chief nursing officer at Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center. Blackwell explains why the loss of Medicaid funding could impact the ability to recruit and retain nurses and other important health care jobs. 

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