Hawaii Hospitals Brace for Cuts to Medicaid

Hawaii hospitals brace for cuts to Medicaid

Hawaii hospitals are bracing for a financial hit from Medicaid cuts approved by Congress. Due to changes written into the “big, beautiful bill” — or H.R.1 — signed by President Donald Trump on the Fourth of July, hospitals across the U.S., including Hawaii, are expecting a significant reduction in reimbursements after patients lose their health insurance. “The Medicaid cuts will harm rural hospitals, especially, where a predominant number of our…

Medicaid Payment Cuts: Ripple Effects on Rural Healthcare Access and Pharmacy Viability

Scott A. Soefje, PharmD, MBA, BCOP, FCCP, FHOPA, discusses how Medicaid payment changes could impact rural hospitals and local pharmacies, noting the importance of pharmacists staying involved as the situation develops.

How Medicaid cuts could worsen cybersecurity at rural hospitals

As journalists and experts analyze the impact of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes more than $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, one area to follow is cybersecurity resources for small and rural hospitals.  Two senators made headlines recently for asking the Trump administration to share its plans for boosting cybersecurity for vulnerable medical centers. In a July 21 letter to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy …