Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most

Local opinion: Medicaid cuts: a win-lose proposition

The upcoming full-frontal assault on how America cares for its most vulnerable will soon be front and center. If one asks why this is being done, the answer is to generate funds for Trump’s tax cuts.

Local Matters: What potential Medicaid cuts could mean for North Carolinians, rural hospitals

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the U.S Senate debates the House version of the budget, there are a number of sticking points within the GOP on the Senate side. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act received no Democratic votes in the House. Among the main sticking points for some holdouts is the expected impact the budget could have on health care, particularly Medicaid. It was just a little more than two years ago that Medicaid expanded in North Carolina. …

Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most

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.

Republican Medicaid cuts could shutter rural hospitals, maternity care

New AHA video series highlights the value of Medicaid and need to protect access to care

The AHA June 3 launched the first in a new video series, “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care,” highlighting the importance of Medicaid and why proposed cuts to the program would jeopardize access to care for patients and communities across America. If congressional proposals go into effect, hospitals — especially in rural and underserved areas — will be forced to make difficult decisions about whether they will have to reduce services, staff and po…

$700 Billion Medicaid cuts await approval in Trump's legislative package