Texas integrated rural ACA rating areas into urban ones, boosting gold plan enrollment without increasing total marketplace enrollment, improving plan choice in rural areas.

The U.S. House budget reconciliation bill proposes significant Medicaid and SNAP cuts and large tax reductions, raising concerns about safety net erosion, rising federal debt, and increased income inequality.

Mid Coast Medical Center in Trinity, Texas, closes due to financial deficits and reimbursement issues, highlighting rural hospital sustainability challenges. Advocacy for rural emergency hospital designation underway.

Exploring how proposed federal budget cuts of $880 billion over the next decade might affect the financial health and service availability at rural hospitals across the U.S.