Kansas rural hospitals brace for impact of $4 billion funding loss under mega-bill

Kansas rural hospitals brace for impact of $4 billion funding loss under mega-bill

TOPEKA — A hiring freeze, deferred wage raises and delayed hospital maintenance are all on the table at the Hutchinson Regional Health Center as chief executive officer Benjamin Anderson and his team weigh the potential impacts of a federal budget…

Rural hospitals brace for impact of $4 billion funding loss - The Iola Register

Hospitals are weighing the potential impacts of a federal budget bill that would axe Medicaid, forcing rural hospitals in Kansas to shutter. Rural hospitals will face $70 billion in cuts over the next decade under the current version of the bill. TOPEKA — A hiring freeze, deferred wage raises and delayed hospital maintenance are all on the table at the Hutchinson Regional Health Center as chief executive officer Benjamin Anderson and his team we…