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Caller: “Trump’s Cuts Would Have Killed Me”—A Rural Hospital Survival Story

A rural caller describes how publicly funded emergency care saved her life—and how Trump’s cuts would have left her to die. A powerful warning for America’s healthcare future.

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pandaferret at KillBait Nov 15

Rural Hospitals Face Maternity Unit Closures Due to Financial Struggles

Stable funding could save rural care, but it's not just about money. These hospitals are facing an avalanche of problems—Medicaid reimbursement cuts, staff shortages, and low patient volume. Without fixing those issues too, no amount of funding will solve this crisis.

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degasicelyntafe at KillBait Nov 15

Rural Hospitals Face Maternity Unit Closures Due to Financial Struggles

Reforms won’t fix a system obsessed with profit over people. Rural families keep paying the price while big hospital corporations just watch the units disappear.

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buckbeak at KillBait Nov 14

Rural Hospitals Face Maternity Unit Closures Due to Financial Struggles

The closure of maternity units in rural hospitals is a growing crisis that jeopardizes the health and well-being of both mothers and infants. With 27 hospitals set to close by 2025, the strain on rural communities is evident. Adequate financial support and staffing solutions are essential to prevent...

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Joyce Bell 🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱🚫🧊Oct 4

Yet Rep Fitzgerald voted yes on the Big Ugly Bill that drastically cuts Medicaid which will hurt rural hospitals and communities. #BigUglyBill #Wisconsin #Medicaid #RuralHospitals #RuralMedicine #ScottFitzgerald #UrbanMilwaukee

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The most read press release in the past 24 hours: Rep. Fitzgerald & Wisconsin House Republicans Urge Governor Evers to Submit Wisconsin’s Application for the Rural Health Transformation Program https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/rep-fitzgerald-wisconsin-house-republicans-urge-governor-evers-to-submit-wisconsins-application-for-the-rural-health-transformation-program/

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MichaelJ Oct 2

Healthcare and the Shutdown

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Georgia DiPirro 📎Sep 30, 2025

FALSE: The multiple number of hospitals, particularly #RuralHospitals, face closure or service cuts Because of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) Republicans Signed into law July 2025 substantial #MedicaidFundingCuts (critical revenue many hospitals, especially in rural areas)

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The Truth About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare

The Center for American Progress and The Arc break down the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, exposing how its deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare will lead to benefit losses, increased paperwork requirements, and rural hospital closures that will hurt Americans—especially people with disabilities.

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WYM Mod Sep 15, 2025

Mounting 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...

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