Rural hospitals in Missouri warn $50B grant funding won’t offset looming federal cuts

Rural hospitals in Missouri warn that a $50 billion federal grant for rural healthcare will not offset projected $1.4 trillion in funding losses over the next decade, including $1 trillion from Medicaid cuts. The state received $216 million in the first year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, but providers like Mercy Hospital System and Citizens Memorial Hospital say the funding is insufficient to address financial strains caused by Medicaid reimbursement reductions and changes to Affordable Care Act subsidies.