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Sometimes for days, waiting for beds or some place to go. and this is the issue, and this is what the report card said. it's a call to action. we need better support for emergency services. >> and better support, and in what way? what is the immediate action here? and again, going back, as you pointed out, new york state jumped eight spots to 13th from 2009 to 2014, but they still have a "c" ranking. >> right. well, there are some -- there are a couple of things. people need to talk to their legislators. there's a workforce issue. there aren't enough primary care doctors all over the country. ...

May be affected. it is more than 2 million people who have dealt with the workforce commission, more than 1.2 million employees and retirees of the teacher retirement system, and close to 300,000 people who dealt with the employees retirement system. now the comptroller's office apologized for this mistake. they have set up a toll free hot line that you can call and find some information. that is texassafeguard.org is the website, 1-855-474-2065. but while we heard of companies releasing people's data, we believe this is the first time that a government has done it. and to this extent, 3.5 mil...

>> when we landed in l.a., we were given a new contract, which they wanted us to sign. when we read it, there's another round of fees that we need to pay off the second year. >> reporter: the louisiana federation of teachers alleges recruiters threatened to send the migrant teachers back to the philippines if they didn't pay up. going home would mean big debts and no jobs to pay them off. >> it was a cash cow. >> reporter: you could get the visa reupped twice. >> yes. paperwork was being held by the recruiter. so, yeah, there was a very -- i think it was a very, very orchestrated business plan...

Placement international but teachers say they were stunned when they learned they had to pay thousands more. they complained to the u.s. department of labor and the louisiana workforce commission. >> when we landed in l.a., we were given a new contract, which they wanted us to sign. when we read it, there's another round of fees that we need to pay off the second year. >> reporter: the louisiana federation of teachers alleges recruiters threatened to send the migrant teachers back to the philippines if they didn't pay up. going home would mean big debts and no jobs to pay them off. >> it was a...