WYM ModMounting pressure grows as Senator Susan Collins warns H.R. 1’s Medicaid cuts risk closing 338 rural hospitals, threatening Republican strongholds. As rural facilities like Aroostook Medical Center face shutdowns, Collins calls for urgent evidence to overhaul policy impacting critical emergency care. Full story: https://www.alternet.org/gop-senator-rural-hospitals/ #DonaldTrump #Medicaid #ruralhospitals #SusanCollins #HROne #healthcarepolicy #Republicans #Senate #Maine #Politico #UNC #ShepsCenter Thanks to Kent Nishimura for the report.
'Tremendous pressure': GOP senator predicts party will fold over rural hospital closures
President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy law's cuts to Medicaid is already wreaking havoc on rural hospitals — particularly in some of the reddest states. One Senate Republican is already fearing the backlash from voters could require an intervention.According to a Monday report in Politic...