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More than 300 Rural Hospitals Face Immediate Closure Threat as Senate Medicaid Cuts Loom
UNITED STATES, JUN 27 – Proposed Medicaid cuts could close over 300 rural hospitals nationwide and cause millions to lose coverage, with the Congressional Budget Office estimating 7.8 million affected by 2034.
- More than 300 rural hospitals, including Hood Memorial in Amite, Louisiana, face immediate closure threats amid a federal Medicaid funding rollback in mid-2025.
- This risk stems from proposed Medicaid cuts in the Senate's tax and spending reconciliation bill, complicated by a parliamentarian ruling removing provider tax limits and contentious negotiations ahead of a July 4 deadline.
- Rural facilities like Hood Memorial serve older, poorer populations with limited transport and do not generate revenue from complex surgeries, increasing vulnerability to funding reductions and potential service losses.
- Hood Memorial has 25 beds and is one of 33 financially vulnerable Louisiana rural hospitals; local leaders urge maintaining Medicaid, warning patients may delay care, with estimates of millions losing coverage under the bill.
- If Medicaid cuts pass as planned, these hospitals could close or reduce services, worsening rural health access and stressing larger regional centers, raising urgent calls for legislative compromise and targeted funding.
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