Federal pressure to end gender-affirming pediatric care has caused several Chicago-area hospitals to curtail such services.

The major budget bill cuts around $1 trillion from health care spending over the next decade, with the Medicaid program ...

Hospitals across the Midwest are bracing for cuts to services and staff in the wake of funding changes created in President ...

Rural hospitals brace for financial hits or even closure under Republicans' $1 trillion Medicaid cut States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of ...

Trump’s sweeping budget cuts are straining state governments, forcing governors to offset federal losses ahead of a high-stakes election year.

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Trash collectors continue to strike against Republic Services, disrupting collection for more than a dozen Massachusetts ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather do not distinguish between urban and rural boundaries. But when a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are ...

Plans by Senate Republicans to scale back a Medicaid provider tax that states like Iowa use to fund their Medicaid program ...

We identified obstetric service status for every rural and urban short-term acute care hospital in every US state. During 2010–22, seven states had at least 25 percent of hospitals close their ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, will reduce Medicaid spending by more than US$1 trillion ...

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals. One analysis estimates more than ...