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338 Rural Hospitals at Risk: Medicaid Cuts Bite Hard
9/24/2025
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Story summary
- Over 338 rural hospitals nationwide face closure due to three years of negative profit margins and Medicaid reliance.
- Blue Mountain Hospital District (Oregon) laid off nine staff amid federal Medicaid cuts.
- St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital (Georgia) will close its labor and delivery unit.
- Columbia Memorial Hospital (New York) struggles financially and has closed its maternity ward; Ossoff condemns cuts.
