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Many of Ohio's rural hospitals are barely breaking even. Now, new Medicaid changes could mean a major loss of income.
Threats of losses of services and even hospital closures loom after Trump signs ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill into law.
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 ...
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.
Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could jeopardize dozens of rural hospitals in Louisiana, where one in three residents relies ...
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Proposed Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact rural communities by increasing hospital closures, reducing access to care, and worsening health outcomes.
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 ...
Learn about the increasing postpartum depression (PPD) rates among Black women and the challenges they face in the medical system.
Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.
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 ...
Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could jeopardize dozens of rural hospitals in Louisiana, where one in three residents relies on the program for care.