Hundreds Gather to Celebrate the Life of Doug Skaff
- Democratic senators warned on 2025-06-17 that hundreds of rural hospitals face closure or service cuts if the House's One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes.
- The warnings follow analysis revealing the bill's Medicaid provisions would reduce coverage, impose burdensome work and eligibility checks, and slash retroactive coverage to 30 days.
- Rural hospitals heavily dependent on Medicaid payments face deeper financial strain, risking service losses including obstetrics and emergency care, amid already declining hospital numbers since 2017.
- Sens. Markey, Schumer, Wyden, and Merkley reported nearly 8 million people would lose Medicaid coverage, and chief economist Josh Bivens noted hospital closures would disproportionately affect rural counties.
- If enacted, the bill could destabilize state budgets and increase uninsured rates, endangering rural health access and jobs, prompting bipartisan calls to avoid worsening the rural health crisis.
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Hundreds gather to celebrate the life of Doug Skaff
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -- Hundreds and hundreds of people waited, some for more than two hours in the heat and rain, to pay their respects to the family of Former West Virginia Delegate Doug Skaff. A celebration of life ceremony was held at the West Virginia Culture Center near the Capitol Monday evening. At 48 years old, Skaff had served in the House of Delegates, serving as minority leader. He was also a lover of all things West Virginia Univer…
'Devastating': Senators name 338 rural hospitals that could close if Trump’s bill passes
If the House of Representatives' version of H.R. 1 ("The One Big Beautiful Bill Act") passes and becomes law, hundreds of rural hospitals may shut down permanently. And now, one group of senators is naming 338 hospitals across the U.S. that could close.Recently, four Democratic U.S. senators wrote a letter to President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) outlining their concerns over wh…
Democrats Can't Stop Lying About Medicaid in the Big Beautiful Bill
Michigan hospitals at risk of closing if Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ passes
State officials from around the Great Lakes explain how Medicaid cuts will impact ‘Ganders—and the state’s economy. Medicaid isn’t just helping keep 2.6 million Michiganders healthy—the program plays a critical role in supporting the health of our state’s economy as well. That’s why, back in April, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive to identify the impact federal Medicaid cuts would have on ‘Ganders and their access to health c…
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