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Threats of losses of services and even hospital closures loom after Trump signs ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill into law.
Healthcare experts prepare for the fallout of more than $1 trillion in Medicaid after the passage of President Donald Trump's ...
Substantial cuts to Medicaid are a reality after the passage of President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Patients and ...
Major cuts to Medicaid funding could have rural communities across the country facing widespread hospital closures and reduced access to health care, says Michael Shepherd, a health policy ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area’s aging farmers delaying care until they end up in his emergency room. Now, with Congress planning around ...
States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals OMAHA, Neb. -- Tyler Sherman, a ...
Donald Trump plans Medicaid cuts to fund tax cuts. This could affect millions, especially in rural areas. Places like Knox County, Kentucky, heavily rely on Medicaid. New work rules and paperwork may ...
Nationwide, Medicaid and CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, covered 47% of children and 18% of adults, respectively, in small towns and rural areas, compared with 40% of children and ...
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how potential cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.
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Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could jeopardize dozens of rural hospitals in Louisiana, where one in three residents relies on the program for care.