Georgetown CCF Argues Medicaid Cuts Undercut Rural Health Grants
In a Georgetown University McCourt School Center for Children and Families blog post, the authors argue that federal rural health grant funding is being undermined by simultaneous Medicaid cuts, including new paperwork and reporting requirements. The piece contends that while the federal government is issuing grants intended to sustain rural health care access, policy changes reducing Medicaid eligibility and enrollment will disproportionately harm rural hospitals and providers that rely heavily on Medicaid revenue. The authors cite their own prior brief on how new Medicaid reporting requirements will affect rural communities and small towns. No new rule or legislative action is reported; the piece is commentary drawing on CCF's ongoing research.