Medicaid cuts in the Trump tax bill could jeopardize 300 rural hospitals, risking service reductions or even closure, a report commissioned by Senate Democrats found.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how potential cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.

Rural hospitals have long operated on the financial edge, especially in recent years as Medicaid payments have continuously fallen below the actual cost to provide health care.

Rural hospitals have long operated on the financial edge, especially in recent years as Medicaid payments have continuously fallen below the actual cost to provide health care. More than 20% of ...

The Thomasville Regional Medical Center, a rural hospital, closed in Sept. 2024 Senior Correspondent The 'Big, Beautiful Bill' is massively unpopular, Trump debates deporting Musk, July 4 protests ...

U.S. Senators raised concerns about the impact of healthcare cuts on vulnerable rural hospitals in a letter to President Trump. The reconciliation bill, now signed into law, is projected to cut $1 ...

President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" amounts to the largest cut to Medicaid and rollback in health care coverage in history. The Rural Health Transformation Program is being touted as a ...

Trump’s budget will actively harm the health and incomes of rural communities and Republican voters, well beyond those who themselves are enrolled in Medicaid.

In rural America, losing a hospital is a life or death risk Hundreds of hospitals in rural parts of the United States are in danger of closing because they can no longer afford to stay open ...

At the same time, rural areas have higher percentages of older adults, a group that is more likely to have chronic health problems that make experiencing natural disasters especially dangerous ...