Threats of losses of services and even hospital closures loom after Trump signs ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill into law.

Donald Trump plans Medicaid cuts to fund tax cuts. This could affect millions, especially in rural areas. Places like Knox County, Kentucky, heavily rely on Medicaid. New work rules and paperwork may ...

Nationwide, Medicaid and CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, covered 47% of children and 18% of adults, respectively, in small towns and rural areas, compared with 40% of children and ...

The bill did open the door for future grants that in theory could help keep the clinic in Sheridan open. In response to ...

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.

States and rural health advocacy groups warn that cutting Medicaid — a program serving millions of low-income and disabled Americans — would hit already fragile rural hospitals hard and could ...

Nonmetropolitan, or rural, counties have slightly higher Medicaid enrollment rates than metropolitan counties. Nationwide, 24% of residents in rural counties received Medicaid either alone or in ...

A KFF report shows 36 states losing $1 billion or more over 10 years in Medicaid funding for rural areas under the Republican bill, even with the $50 billion rural fund. No state stands to lose ...

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.

OMAHA, Neb. — States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals. One analysis ...

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.

Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could jeopardize dozens of rural hospitals in Louisiana, where one in three residents relies on the program for care.