US EditionFederal Budget Could Push Rural Health Care in PA to the Brink
- In May, the U.S. House narrowly approved a federal budget plan that proposes reducing Medicaid funding by close to $800 billion over the coming ten years.
- The proposal includes an 80-hour-per-month work requirement for Medicaid recipients aged 19 to 64 and increases eligibility verification from annually to every six months.
- More than 3 million Pennsylvanians rely on Medicaid, with over 737,000 in rural areas where hospitals already face losses averaging 18 to 26 cents per dollar of Medicaid care.
- Hospital and health system leaders warn that the cuts could force rural hospitals to close or reduce services and increase uncompensated care and insurance costs across the state.
- Opponents argue the budget bill will worsen rural health crises, economic strain, and emergency department crowding, while supporters contend it will slow spending and protect programs.
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Dire warning: Proposed Medicaid cuts could close rural hospitals
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Federal budget bill could strip 300,000 Pennsylvanians of Medicaid coverage, push rural hospitals to the brink
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter of local stories that dig deep, events, and more from north-central PA, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. HARRISBURG — President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill could have a disastrous …
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