The statement attributes a specific claim to Hassan about New Season (likely New Season Health or a similar organization) pursuing intensive outpatient programs amid staffing shortages. Without access to the original vnews.com article or Hassan's exact words, I cannot independently verify whether she made this precise statement or whether the underlying facts about New Season are accurate, but the claim is plausible and not obviously false based on known patterns of behavioral health care challenges.

The statement asserts that Senator Maggie Hassan wrote something on 2026-05-01, a date in the future relative to the present, making the claim unverifiable and therefore false.

Without access to the specific vnews.com article from May 1, 2026, I cannot verify that Hassan wrote this specific statement about New Season pursuing intensive outpatient programs despite staffing shortages.