US EditionRepublican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
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Shapiro warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid
HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Wednesday that the Medicaid cuts Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania, hundreds of thousands of people losing access to the health insurance program and more struggling…
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Republican Medicaid Cuts Could Cause Rural Hospital Closures, CEOs Warn HealthDay TV
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Republican Medicaid cuts mean hospital closures and maternal health deserts for rural Pennsylvanians
Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians will lose coverage if Republicans push through their $625 billion cut to Medicaid. Communities across rural Pennsylvania are going to be some of the hardest hit if Republicans push through their $625 billion Medicaid cuts in order to pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts. “ In rural Pennsylvania, the much more significant percentage of patients are on Medicaid and Medicare,” State Rep. Arvin…
Va. congresswoman warns of dire impacts of proposed Medicaid cuts
Republican efforts to scale back the Obama-era Medicaid expansion could jeopardize health care coverage of up to 630,000 Virginians, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan warned Thursday after a marathon Congressional committee meeting. Other GOP lawmakers put the brakes on the plan Friday.
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