Healthcare Finance News March 27, 2025
Hospitals that are already struggling will lose funding, say the Democratic state treasurers of Republican-proposed cuts.
Democratic state treasurers of four states warned of the consequences of Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts, not just to their budgets and state beneficiaries but to hospitals.
Most people who would lose Medicaid coverage would not get other health insurance due to the cost, such as through plans available on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, they said.
Without Medicaid, most would have no insurance at all, said Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner.
This would lead to more uncompensated care, which is troubling, especially for financially struggling rural hospitals, the treasurers said.
In 2022, the American Hospital Association reported that between 2010 and 2021, 136 rural...
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