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GOP Budget Threatens Rural Hospitals Across Several States
WASHINGTON STATE, JUL 19 – Federal Medicaid cuts totaling $1 trillion over 10 years could force closures of 14 rural hospitals in Washington and leave 250,000 residents without coverage, officials warn.
- President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, 2025, enacting around $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts.
- These cuts include new Medicaid eligibility requirements expected to cause at least 250,000 people to lose coverage, raising concerns from officials like Senator Patty Murray.
- Rural hospitals, many already financially strained, face potential closures that would increase emergency travel times and worsen health outcomes for local communities.
- The bill allocates $50 billion over five years to states for various purposes, including rural facility payments, prompting experts to urge cost-effective care and new revenue strategies.
- On July 17, 2025, a group demonstrated near Augusta Health in Fishersville, Virginia, voicing concerns over Medicaid cuts, while various states begin to tackle the changing challenges facing the Medicaid program.
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“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?” sang Pete Seeger in his 1960s protest ballad. If he were singing today, his question might be directed toward America’s healthcare system: “Where have all the care dollars gone, long time waiting?” The answer is as tragic as it is urgent. In 1965, healthcare spending in the U.S. was 5.6 percent of GDP. Today, it’s 17 percent — over $4.8 trillion a year. That’s more than the entire economy of …
250K Washingtonians may lose Medicaid coverage
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned Friday that 14 hospitals in her home state of Washington may close due to Medicaid cuts in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. President Donald Trump signed the roughly…
250K Washingtonians may lose Medicaid coverage - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Patty Murray warned Friday that 14 hospitals in her home state of Washington may close due to Medicaid cuts in the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. President Donald Trump signed the roughly 900-page bill, which fulfills much of his agenda, into law on July 4. The budget reconciliation package is expected to increase the national deficit by around $4 trillion over the next decade, while reducing f…
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