April 14, 2025 News Update: Medicaid and Public Health Grant Cuts, Tariffs & Physician Satisfaction

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

News sources for this episode:

Katie Adams, “The Hidden Cost of Medicaid Cuts: Why the GOP’s Budget Plan Would Be a Disaster for Hospitals,” March 13, 2025, https://medcitynews.com/2025/03/medicaid-congress-budget-republican-hospital-healthcare/; MedCity News.

REQUEST FOR EMERGENCY TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER UNDER FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 65(B) (2025). Available at: https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/colorado-et-al-v-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-et-al-complaint-2025.pdf (Accessed: 09 April 2025). 

Erica Carbajal, “States sue HHS over $12B in canceled health funds: 4 updates,” April 1, 2025, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/states-sue-hhs-over-12b-in-canceled-health-funds-4-updates/; Becker’s Hospital Review.

The New York Times, “Judge Blocks H.H.S. From Terminating $11 Billion in Public Health Grants,” April 3, 2025, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/hhs-public-health-grants-judge.html.

Joseph Choi, “House Democrats warn Trump tariffs could devastate medical supply chains,” April 9, 2025, https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5239718-house-democrats-donald-trump-tariffs-medical-supply-chains/; The Hill.

Business Wire, “Annual athenahealth Physician Survey Finds Improved Day-to-Day Experience and Attitudes around AI Mixed with Pessimism around the Future of U.S. Healthcare System,” https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250325182952/en/Annual-athenahealth-Physician-Survey-Finds-Improved-Day-to-Day-Experience-and-Attitudes-around-AI-Mixed-with-Pessimism-around-the-Future-of-U.S.-Healthcare-System.

Mariah Taylor, “Number of physicians thinking of leaving medicine drops 24%: 4 notes,” March 27, 2025, https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/number-of-physicians-thinking-of-leaving-medicine-drops-22-4-notes/?origin=BHRSUN&utm_source=BHRSUN&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=8018I7467278H7C; Becker’s Hospital Review.

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