President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed July 4, slashes Medicaid with 80-hour-a-month work rules for some recipients and adds a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals.

Two of the rural hospitals deemed "at-risk" are in Missouri's 4th Congressional District, which is served by Rep. Mark Alford.

Separately, CMS is proposing to start a competitive bidding program for medical goods such as glucose monitors and insulin pumps, Modern Healthcare reports. Also: Rural hospitals look to add services ...

This essay is the first in a 4-part series I’m calling Rural Health Resilience—a look at the state of rural health in America ...

Bill Cassidy’s office in Metairie, Louisiana, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. The group demonstrated in hopes of persuading Sen.

The cuts in Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” could be particularly devastating to these North Carolina districts. | ...