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Medicaid cuts in federal budget could hit rural health hard in SD
July 16, 2025
Details are still to come on the cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans. But early indications are that the law will cut federal aid to health care by $1 trillion over the next decade.
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Beyond Legal Status: Rethinking Immigration and Health in Rural America
July 06, 2025
For immigrants on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, documentation does not guarantee access to health care.
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Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
July 06, 2025
People who live in rural areas are more likely to have health insurance through Medicaid and are at greater risk of losing that coverage.
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Trump gets his ‘big, beautiful bill.’ What it means for Michigan
July 03, 2025
The plan includes a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals. Industry experts say that represents less than half of the expected total losses rural health care is expected to face over the next decade.
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Are rural hospitals in Oklahoma at risk of closing?
July 02, 2025
According to the American Hospital Association, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1) would lead to a reduction of $50.4 billion in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over ten years.
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North Carolina to get $150M from new opioid settlement as counties expand treatment and recovery services
July 02, 2025
Money from the latest settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma will boost counties’ efforts to curb opioid addiction and overdoses, some of which have already led to innovative programs.
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Kauaʻi’s Embattled Drug Addiction Treatment Center For Youth Is No Longer Empty
June 30, 2025
A new day treatment program has already graduated dozens of adolescents.
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Senate Republicans Fast Track Budget Bill With Grave Consequences for Rural America
June 29, 2025
Rural America would face deep cuts and economic damage due to reduced federal spending in Medicaid, food assistance, research, affordable housing, clean energy, local farm and food programs and other rural economic development initiatives.
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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would kick Kansans off food assistance
June 27, 2025
The federal proposal wants to shift the cost of the SNAP program to states. Kansas doesn’t have the money to offset losses.
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Congress considers SNAP cuts as demand swells at Appalachian Kentucky food banks
June 26, 2025
They could have an outsized impact in Appalachian Kentucky, where more than one in five rely on the benefits.
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Micronesians Are Suffering From Advanced Breast Cancer. Mammograms Could Help
June 26, 2025
Micronesians are less likely to get mammograms than women overall in Hawaiʻi. Community advocates say public health officials need to break down barriers to early screening.
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Helena health officials preparing for potential rash of measles cases
June 25, 2025
After an exposed person visited several area businesses, the county health department is urging the community’s vigilance.
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Trump’s Tariffs Will Hurt Rural Healthcare Centers and Medical Suppliers, Experts Warn
June 23, 2025
President Trump’s decision to include medical devices in new tariff policies is sparking concern among healthcare experts, who warn that rural hospitals, clinics, and medical equipment suppliers could face sharp cost increases as a result.
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Do half the residents in one rural Wisconsin county receive food stamps?
June 18, 2025
Yes. In April, 2,004 residents of Menominee County in northeast Wisconsin received benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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Federal cuts to NC public health funding trickling down to local programs
June 12, 2025
Federal cuts have hit NC DHHS funding for local programs, including for HIV, tobacco cessation and well-water testing that face layoffs.
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