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An estimated 17 million people could lose their health insurance , putting financial strain on hospitals.

Rural hospitals across the U.S. say they’re being forced to consider tough choices — like cutting services for children or cancer patients — after Donald Trump signed into law a sprawling domestic policy bill that includes sweeping cuts to not only Medicaid but the Affordable Care Act, as well.

Benjamin Anderson, CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System, oversees a 180-bed hospital that serves as the only hospital for many residents in rural South Central Kansas. He’s evaluating how the hospital and its broader health system will be able to afford to keep offering all of its services, which includes hospice and home care, inpatient mental health treatment, and a cardiology program.

Services that aren’t traditionally profitable — such as women’s health and pediatric care — will be the hardest to sustain, Anderson said. He added the system is trying to see which programs can be saved.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Services that aren’t traditionally profitable — such as women’s health and pediatric care — will be the hardest to sustain, Anderson said.

Yet the GOP continually claims that the falling birth rate is a huge problem that should be corrected then they pass the legislation that does this.

[–] Alaik@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Labor and delivery units and emergency rooms are two of the biggest medicaid recipient-departments in basically any hospital. Republicans are just mentally deficient as voters and evil as leaders.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I'd also think that birth rates are higher for those at lower incomes. Meaning that Medicaid recipients would also be the largest demographic of domestic births. So instead of incentivizing more births by ensuring solid healthcare for families that want to grow, the GOP kneecaps them and blames them for fewer births.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

After the midterms, of course.

NYT

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

No taxes on overtime? What's the justification for that? A hand out to corrupt cops?

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Carrot-on-a-stick to get people to work 70+ hours a week for their corporate overlords. Work/Life balance be damned.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

IIRC there is a cap of like $25k a year.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

The overtime and tips are capped at $25k, which is nothing to either group. The people who rely most heavily on overtime pay are contractors and tradespeople who get overtime after 8 hours in a day. The federal tipped worker minimum wage is $2.13/hr. In many states, they’d still be below the poverty line at $25k.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Reminder: Harris would not have done this.

B-but genocide! Yeah, instead of genocide plus mass deportations, etc. Not a good argument.

[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The US is getting exactly what it voted for and deserves.

[–] Origen@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Stealing this

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Well, those GOP-loving, Trump voting farmers will learn to cope, just to own the libs.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Hope it hurts.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 days ago

You did this to yourselves, morons.