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Lauren LaPine-Ray
Coverage of Lauren LaPine-Ray in the Nexus archive.
Sturgis Hospitalplace1Rural Emergency Hospital modeltopic1One Big Beautiful Bill Acttopic1Michigan Health & Hospital Associationorganization1Rural Health Transformation Programtopic1Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicesorganization1Dr. Mehmet Ozperson1George Pinkperson1Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Researchorganization1
- Earlier Lifeline for Rural Hospitals Faces Test Under ‘Big Beautiful’ Law
Sturgis Hospital, a rural hospital in Michigan that converted to a federal emergency-focused model to stay open, closed in 2026 after declining emergency department use. The closure highlights concerns about the effectiveness of the Rural Emergency Hospital model under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is expected to reduce Medicaid funding and strain rural healthcare facilities.