US EditionBallad CEO, Griffith Warn of Senate Medicaid Proposal Impact
- Griffith, CEO of Ballad, stated that about 77 percent of patients are either government-insured or uninsured.
- He expressed that proposed cuts to Medicaid could seriously impact hospitals, making it difficult to sustain services and threatening closures.
- In the past decade, a dozen hospitals in Missouri have closed, and more are expected if these cuts happen.
- A rural hospital fund is being developed to support and sustain rural healthcare services.
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Virginia hospitals bracing for Medicaid changes
A budget and tax bill moving through Congress could devastate rural hospitals across Southwest Virginia, potentially forcing closures, major job losses and cuts to essential services, health care leaders are warning. “The reconciliation bill currently before congress, as written, will lead to the closure of rural hospitals and will have a disproportionate impact on Red States. Not sure there is any other way to put it,” Alan Levine, CEO of Balla…
Senate version of spending bill threatens Kentucky hospitals
When the U.S. House last month approved cutting Medicaid by $793 billion over the next 10 years, the Kentucky Hospital Association issued a surprisingly upbeat statement thanking the Kentucky Republicans who voted for the legislation, especially Rep. Brett Guthrie of…
West Virginia Hospital CEOs unite in Washington to protect critical Medicaid funding
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Hospital Association announced that a delegation of hospital CEOs from across the Mountain State traveled to Washington, D.C., on June 24 to meet with the State’s congressional members to advocate for the preservation of essential…
Medicaid cuts place hospitals, including AVRMC, on potential chopping block - La Junta Tribune-Democrat
Joe ZembaLa Junta Tribune-Democrat A proposal in Congress to slash federal Medicaid funding, amounting to $700–880 billion over the next decade, poses an existential challenge… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
Medicaid cuts place hospitals, including AVRMC, on potential chopping block - Bent County Democrat
Joe ZembaLa Junta Tribune-Democrat A proposal in Congress to slash federal Medicaid funding, amounting to $700–880 billion over the next decade, poses an existential challenge… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
GOP leaders in US Senate struggle to lessen pain of Medicaid cuts for rural hospitals • Kansas Reflector
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks to reporters about the Republican budget reconciliation package at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)This report has been updated. WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans were scrambling Tuesday to restructure several proposals in the “big, beautiful bill” that don’t meet their chamber’s strict rules for passing a reconcili…
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