SC rural hospital asks legislators to enact safety net in preparation for Medicaid cuts • SC Daily Gazette

SC rural hospital asks legislators to enact safety net in preparation for Medicaid cuts • SC Daily Gazette

Allendale County Hospital is financially stable and not at risk closure. But with cuts to Medicaid looming, the independent hospital wants to be ready if payments from government-funded health care programs were to dip too far. (File photo/Getty Images)With cuts to Medicaid payments looming, one rural South Carolina hospital is asking legislators to ensure they have alternatives should finances turn dire. Allendale County Hospital is financially…