AP: A Nebraska hospital in peril shows how a Republican-led rural health fund is coming up short

"...Hundreds of rural hospitals across the country are facing closures after years of funding problems. The issue was compounded last summer by the Trump administration's massive cuts to Medicaid, the government's safety net for low-income Americans, whose reimbursements have long helped hospitals meet their bottom lines...."

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/a-nebraska-hospital-in-peril-shows-how-a-republican-led-rural-health-fund-is-coming-up-short

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A Nebraska hospital in peril shows how a Republican-led rural health fund is coming up short

It's a problem that millions of Americans in rural areas are awakening to as they realize there's no windfall coming for the vulnerable hospitals near their homes.

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@ai6yr very few things will bring out my inner Balrog faster than undercutting critical access hospitals existence

I was born in one, and they are a deep passion of mine, even if they make me also pull out my hair