Fifty states are vying for a $50 billion pot of money to support health care in rural areas as questions swirl around which states will actually see dollars and what share of that will support rural hospitals.
The chunk of federal funding to be distributed over five years was passed as part of the Republican tax law earlier this year to address concerns over the law’s impact on rural health facilities. The law is expected to reduce Medicaid spending by at least $900 billion over the next decade, including $137 billion in rural areas, according to analysis from the ...