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appalachiablue

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2. I don't know what it will take for them to realize the truth, in the meantime the harm is deep.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #1)

Wed May 6, 2026, 08:03 AM

May 6

Last edited Wed May 6, 2026, 01:09 PM - Edit history (1)

The impacts of the Trump-GOP Medicaid cuts have been felt in both urban and rural areas, despite Republicans’ inclusion of a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund that supporters touted as a way to bolster at-risk healthcare facilities.

Critics of the fund have warned from the start that it would not be nearly enough to offset the devastation caused by massive Medicaid cuts. (The Trump-GOP law includes an estimated $137 billion in cuts to Medicaid in rural areas.)..

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900 Health Facilities Shutting Down or Risk Collapse As Trump-GOP Cuts 'Ripple Across the Country' [View all] appalachiablue May 6 OP

Vote Republican, lose your hospitals. I'm fine with that. dem4decades May 6 #1

I don't know what it will take for them to realize the truth, in the meantime the harm is deep. appalachiablue May 6 #2

Am certain that many of them are just fine with all the cruelty UpInArms May 6 #3

Thanks, what ignorance and damage, it's shocking. I saw the Propublica article. appalachiablue May 6 #4

Rural areas aren't exactly winning after their going for Trump....losing healthcare plus tariff hit to ag businesses. dutch777 May 6 #5

Thanks for the post, the self destruction is lethal. appalachiablue May 6 #8

quite the quandary Skittles May 6 #23

America First has made America Worse. tanyev May 6 #6

Correct, thanks for the post. appalachiablue May 6 #7

"America First" is a sheer white supremacy thing Skittles May 6 #24

But...but.... at least we're getting our 2 billion Hey Joe May 6 #9

Der Fuhrer Bunker! nicht ballroom, circulating on a post here. Ha. appalachiablue May 6 #10

How fast can a leader turn a nation PatSeg May 6 #11

shitstain NEVER liked the US dave99 May 6 #14

You know, that's a good point PatSeg May 6 #15

Destruction of the nation's institutions, chaos and descent into a 3rd world country. Hell. appalachiablue May 6 #16

Yes, I think the destructors have been PatSeg May 6 #17

Accidental dupe PatSeg May 6 #18

What percentage of the people this hurts voted for trump? 70%? 80%? mwb970 May 6 #12

SHAME! SHAME! SHAME! cer7711 May 6 #13

they made their bed. pansypoo53219 May 6 #19

Kick dalton99a May 6 #20

We have got to get these fucking maniacs out of power. Whatever it takes. Initech May 6 #21

Marionette miller meeks has been running ads nonstop on how she saved rural health care in iowa JT45242 May 6 #22