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States jostle over $50 billion rural health fund as Trump's Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

Washington — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Rather, ... Read More

Deep Dive: States jostle over $50B rural health fund as Medicaid cuts trigger scramble

WASHINGTON — Nationwide, states are racing to win their share of a new $50 billion rural health fund. But helping rural hospitals, as originally envisioned, is quickly becoming a quaint idea. Rather, ... Read More

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — East Carroll Parish sits in the northeastern corner of Louisiana, along the winding Mississippi River. Its seat, Lake Providence, was once a thriving agricultural hub of the ... Read More

‘Medicaid Cut Me Off’: A Rural Health Center Faces New Pressures

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever. As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like ... Read More

Education, housing assistance now on some Medicaid plan menus

Education, housing assistance now on some Medicaid plan menus Medicaid health plans have traditionally covered such medical services as physician office visits, but now plans are starting to offer ... Read More