• Neb. hospital will have to close because of the Big Billionaires Bill R

    From Gronk@21:1/5 to Bradley K. Sherman on Tue Jul 22 23:25:38 2025
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    Bradley K. Sherman wrote:
    Curtis, Nebraska split 80%-20% for Trump over Harris:
    |
    | The uncertainty over federal Medicaid funding appears to
    | have claimed its first victim in Nebraska.
    |
    | Community Hospital in McCook announced Wednesday that it
    | will close Curtis Medical Center in Curtis, winding down
    | its services over the next several months.
    |
    | "Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven
    | by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it
    | impossible for us to continue operating all of our
    | services, many of which have faced significant financial
    | challenges for years," Troy Bruntz, President and CEO of
    | Community Hospital, said in a news release.
    | ...
    | "Nebraska hospitals have been clear throughout this debate.
    | This package will undermine health care in our state, hurt
    | patients, and drive-up insurance premiums," said Jeremy
    | Nordquist, president of the Nebraska Hospital Association.
    | "These changes will impose unprecedented cuts that threaten
    | access to care, essential services, and the economic
    | stability of hospitals across our region."
    | ... <https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/southwest-nebraska-hospital-announces-plans-to-close-blames-uncertainty-over-funding/>

    --bks


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