Medicaid cuts mean dim future for rural hospitals in Texas

 AUSTIN, Texas — Cuts proposed to state Medicaid funding could mean reduced access to medical care throughout rural areas in Texas, according to doctors and rural hospital advocates. Dr. Mike Henderson of Childress told the Austin American-Statesman that cuts could close the obstetrical unit at Childress Regional Medical Center, the only hospital within 100 miles of Childress that delivers babies.

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