Explore the impact of major Medicaid cuts, ACA subsidy eliminations, nursing home funding delays, and healthcare cost increases following the 2026 federal budget changes affecting the U.S. healthcare system.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks outlines Medicaid reforms, rural healthcare funding, and economic growth initiatives for Southeast Iowa, emphasizing sustainability and community engagement requirements.

Maryland’s $2.7B Medicaid funding cuts tighten eligibility and reduce access to primary and specialty care, impacting long-term care and rural health providers.

Analysis shows Trump-era policies and tax credit expirations will significantly raise ACA marketplace premiums, disproportionately impacting rural residents in 32 states.

Explore how rising U.S. private health insurance premiums and declining tax credits will increase costs in the individual market, with rural Americans facing disproportionate challenges in 2025-2026.

Urban hospitals are increasingly using Medicare's dual classification to claim rural benefits, impacting funding for truly rural hospitals and raising policy concerns.

Medicaid funding cuts are driving closures of rural hospital obstetrics services, increasing travel distances and risks for maternal care. Explore how financial pressures and policy changes impact prenatal and delivery care access nationwide.

Wyoming faces Medicaid cuts and rising insurance costs following BUBBA Act passage, threatening rural healthcare and increasing uninsured rates. Analysis details economic and healthcare system impacts.

States to apply September for $50B Rural Health Fund amid Medicare cuts; concerns over urban hospitals dual-classified as rural impacting fund allocation.

Medicaid cuts could reduce U.S. economic output by $183 billion and cost 408,000 jobs by 2034, with severe impacts on rural hospitals and healthcare access.