US EditionLouisiana Lawmakers React to House Passing the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
- Over 40 rural hospitals across Louisiana, including Iberia Medical Center in New Iberia, are at risk of closing if the Medicaid funding reductions proposed in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" are enacted.
- These closures stem from the bill's significant Medicaid cuts, which have raised concerns among local leaders and hospital officials about financial viability and community health impact.
- Iberia Medical Center serves as a major employer with 850 staff, an annual payroll of $70 million, and plays a key role in regional economic development and emergency care access.
- Montana Hospital Association’s Kathy Mack warned of roughly $1 trillion in healthcare cuts nationwide, noting hospitals rely heavily on Medicaid payments and risk providing unfunded care if cuts proceed.
- The proposed bill could force many rural hospitals to close or cut services, potentially harming Medicaid recipients and communities, though some lawmakers, like Rep. Troy Downing, say claims about cuts are exaggerated.
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Trump's budget bill could hurt rural hospitals
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Rural hospitals brace for crisis as GOP bill slashes Medicaid funding
Rural hospitals in the U.S. already operate on a razor’s edge, but new cuts to Medicaid in the Republican appropriations bill could tip many of them into failure. The Republican megabill that the House just passed in a 218-214 vote is a massive piece of kitchen sink legislation, extending Trump’s tax cuts and allocating hundreds of billions for immigration enforcement, among the president’s priorities. To pay for all of that spending, the bill w…
Nebraska hospital closes citing Medicaid cuts. Republican’s death bill claims first rural hospital.
Curtis, in Southwest Nebraska, is one of the first places to feel the pain of the Republicans big beautiful death bill. This is just the beginning. Republican senators and congresspeople were just too busy swearing fealty to their orange idol and...
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