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There’s changes to Medicaid eligibility that will start in the spring of 2027. Some of those would be the work requirements.
The major budget bill cuts around $1 trillion from health care spending over the next decade, with the Medicaid program ...
RENSSELAER — Franciscan Health officials said Thursday there has been no discussion to close the Rensselaer hospital.
Healthcare experts prepare for the fallout of more than $1 trillion in Medicaid after the passage of President Donald Trump's legislative agenda bill.
President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, slashes Medicaid with 80-hour-a-month work rules for some recipients and adds a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals.
Rural hospitals have long operated on the financial edge, especially in recent years as Medicaid payments have continuously fallen below the actual cost to provide health care. More than 20% of ...
Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut Tyler Sherman, a nurse at a rural Nebraska hospital, is used to the area's aging farmers ...
A rural clinic located in a district President Donald Trump won by more than 50 points in the 2024 election is being forced to shut down as the CEO cites federal cuts to Medicaid as a driving factor.
One health policy expert is also speaking out about the bill and says the stakes couldn't be higher for rural communities. "The bill takes $1 trillion out of Medicaid.
The House-passed bill cuts coverage for millions, leaving rural hospitals with more uninsured patients and mounting losses.
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, only voted for the bill after she and Collins pushed for more money for the rural hospital fund. The Senate agreed to increase the amount in the Rural Health Transformation ...