Summary
Rural hospitals in the United States face financial difficulties, with over 100 hospitals closing in the last ten years. To help, Congress approved $50 billion in funding to support rural health systems. The money aims to address issues like Medicaid shortfalls.
Key Facts
- Over 100 rural hospitals have closed in the past decade in the U.S.
- Many rural health systems are currently losing money.
- Congress passed a $50 billion fund called the "rural health transformation fund."
- This fund is part of a budget bill named “One Big Beautiful.”
- The funding is intended to address Medicaid shortfalls.
- Carrie Cochran-McClain from the National Rural Health Association discussed how states plan to use this money.
