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Rural health care braces for major Medicaid cuts
Original: ‘A tsunami and an earthquake’: Rural health care braces for Medicaid cuts
Rural health care providers are warning of severe funding losses as Medicaid cuts move forward, with one provider describing the impact as 'a tsunami and an earthquake'. Rural hospitals and clinics, which rely heavily on Medicaid reimbursement, fear closures, reduced services and staff layoffs. Observers say the cuts could hit rural communities hardest, where health care options are already limited.
Why now: Policy changes to Medicaid funding are advancing, prompting urgent warnings from rural providers about closures and lost access to care.
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