On this episode of Paging America, hosts Miles Baker and Dr. Rob Davidson sit down with Dr. Shelly Johnson, a registered nurse, professor, and former rural hospital executive, for a deep dive into the looming crisis facing rural hospitals across America following Republicans’ Medicaid cuts. Dr. Johnson breaks down how Medicaid cuts uniquely threaten small-town hospitals and why these closures could devastate entire communities.

Background reading:

* The Hill: ⁠Rollins suggests Medicaid recipients can replace deported farmworkers⁠

* KFF: ⁠Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update⁠

* Bureau of Labor Statistics: ⁠Agricultural Workers⁠

* KFF: ⁠Potential Implications of Immigration Restrictions on the U.S. Agricultural Workforce⁠

* USDA: ⁠Farm Labor⁠

* The Hill: ⁠RFK Jr.: ‘No cuts on Medicaid’ in ‘big, beautiful’ law⁠

* The Senate Democrats’ Letter on Rural Hospitals is ⁠HERE⁠

* POLITICO: ⁠The megabill’s Medicaid cuts shocked hospitals, but they may never happen⁠

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