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Senate Republicans Battle over Rural Hospital Relief Fund to Offset Medicaid Cuts
- Senate Republicans are expected to vote this week on President Donald Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill,' which aims to cut taxes and includes significant Medicaid cuts raising concerns nationwide.
- The bill's proposed Medicaid reductions threaten coverage for millions and risk forcing rural hospitals to close despite a $15 billion stabilization fund meant to ease the impact.
- Healthcare providers like Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System warn that losing over $4 billion in Medicaid funding in Kansas would increase unpaid costs and raise prices for insured patients.
- Senator Josh Hawley said on Wednesday that his support depends on the hospital fund's size, while hospital CEO Craig Thompson called the $15 billion fund patchwork and insufficient to solve rural hospital problems.
- If passed, the legislation could cause 16 million people to lose coverage, shutter dozens of rural hospitals, heighten anxiety among Medicaid-dependent families, and prompt Republicans to seek fixes before July 4.
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans appeared deeply divided Wednesday over how to establish a fund for rural hospitals to offset the budget impacts of Medicaid cuts in the “big, beautiful bill.” The hospitals, which are generally already h…
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GOP mega-bill stuck in US Senate as disputes grow over hospitals and more
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans appeared deeply divided Wednesday over how to establish a fund for rural hospitals to offset the budget impacts of Medicaid cuts in the “big, beautiful bill.” The hospitals, which are generally already h…
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol as lawmakers work on the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans appeared deeply divided Wednesday over how to establish a fund for rural hospitals to offset the budget impacts of Medicaid cuts in the “big, beautiful bill.” The hospitals, which are generally already h…
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