Definitely not close to the last
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Here’s a preview of what to come when the Defund Rural America Especially the Hospitals takes effect:
The uncertainty over federal Medicaid funding appears to have claimed its first victim in Nebraska.
Community Hospital in McCook announced Wednesday that it will close Curtis Medical Center in Curtis, winding down its services over the next several months.
“Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years,” Troy Bruntz, President and CEO of Community Hospital, said in a news release.
The budget reconciliation bill that the House of Representatives voted to approve on Thursday contains several provisions that experts say will slash Medicaid, which rural hospitals are more dependent on than their urban counterparts.
Trump got 85.85% of the vote in Frontier County in 2024. That it was a self-inflicted wound makes it no less tragic or deplorable, but also no less self-inflicted.