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More than 300 Rural Hospitals Face Immediate Closure Threat as Senate Medicaid Cuts Loom
- More than 300 rural hospitals nationwide, including Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite, Louisiana, face immediate closure threats amid looming Senate Medicaid cuts as of June 26, 2025.
- These threats arise because the Senate parliamentarian invalidated a key Medicaid provider tax overhaul, forcing negotiators to reconsider cuts mainly through work requirements and reduced payments.
- Hood Memorial has 25 beds and offers the only emergency room for northern Tangipahoa Parish, where residents often lack transportation and tend to be older, poorer, and sicker.
- Executive director Hebert said, "We risk losing service lines," while CEO Whittington added, "How are you gonna get there? There's no bus," highlighting access challenges.
- If cuts proceed, rural health care could collapse, forcing hospital closures and delaying care, which officials warn would be devastating for communities dependent on Medicaid funding.
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