March 9, 2026: A Bill to Reverse Medicaid Cuts, What Hospitals Think of State RHTP Applications & Rural Health Collaboratives

Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital.

News sources for this episode:

Jakob Emerson, “Lawmakers introduce bill to reverse Medicaid cuts, expand Medicare benefits,” March 2, 2026, beckershospitalreview.com/finance/lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-reverse-medicaid-cuts-expand-medicare-benefits/," target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-reverse-medicaid-cuts-expand-medicare-benefits/, Becker’s Healthcare.

Arielle Zionts and Sarah Jane Tribble, “States face pushback on their rural health transformation plans,” March 3, 2026, cbsnews.com/news/states-rural-health-transformation-plans/," target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/states-rural-health-transformation-plans/, CBS News.

Caroline Hudson, “Hospitals do the math on upcoming ACA coverage losses,” March 3, 2026, modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-uhs-hca-tenet-aca-exchange-enrollment/," target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/mh-uhs-hca-tenet-aca-exchange-enrollment/, Modern Healthcare.

Sydney Roach, “Juniata College is planning a rural health collaborative in Huntingdon County with federal funding,” March 3, 2026, wpsu.org/2026-03-03/juniata-college-rural-health-collaborative-huntingdon-county-federal-funding," target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://radio.wpsu.org/2026-03-03/juniata-college-rural-health-collaborative-huntingdon-county-federal-funding, WPSU.

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