Washington has 14 hospitals at risk of closing with the BBB, 11 of those 14 are in districts in which their House Rep voted in favor of the bill.
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Health experts say that rural America stands to suffer the most if the Medicaid population shrinks; Trump’s bill will lead to 11.8 million more uninsured Americans by 2034, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In North Carolina, which has one of the largest populations, the effects could be particularly dire.
In interviews last week, local health officials and CEOs of hospital systems across the state said expanding Medicaid had helped create a lifeline for rural hospitals, allowing some to bounce back from financial deficits. And several North Carolina residents who became eligible for Medicaid through the expansion said they felt worried about the possibility of once again navigating life without health coverage.
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In interviews last week, local health officials and CEOs of hospital systems across the state said expanding Medicaid had helped create a lifeline for rural hospitals, allowing some to bounce back from financial deficits. And several North Carolina residents who became eligible for Medicaid through the expansion said they felt worried about the possibility of once again navigating life without health coverage.
'Tears My Heart to Pieces': North Carolina Braces for Medicaid Cuts
The only hospital in Martin County, North Carolina, closed in 2023, but the electricity is still on inside. Air conditioning continues to keep its empty patient rooms cool. And the county still pays the bills for the building's medical gas system.
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