Gov. Beshear defends rural hospital funding after scathing letter from Rep. Barr
Barr sought clarification from Beshear and argued that the state’s rural health program could protect rural hospitals.
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Rep. Andy Barr dispute whether federal funding will protect rural hospitals. Beshear says H.R. 1’s Medicaid cuts could leave hospitals facing a funding gap that the state’s rural health program cannot cover; Barr says the program provides resources to protect them.
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