Medicaid Cuts Could Devastate Rural Health Care in New Hampshire

Health care leaders are warning that proposed reductions in state and federal Medicaid funding could deal a severe blow to rural New Hampshire, where hospitals and health centers are already struggling to stay open. At a virtual roundtable hosted by Protect Our Care New Hampshire during Medicaid Awareness Month, providers and policy experts said the reductions — both at the state and federal level — could severely disrupt access to care for low-income families, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities.