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Iowa journalist since 1988. Now covering rural health issues for @KFFHealthNews. Alum of @DMRegister, @KSJatMIT, @UWMadison. Unrepentant punster.

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Earlier lifeline for rural hospitals faces test under ‘Big Beautiful’ law

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By Sarah Jane Tribble Verified, Tony Leys Verified
| The Orange County Register Verified
A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care. Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level. In June, three years after taking the federal lifeline, the hospital closed, leaving residents of Sturgis, a town of about 11,000 people, without critical healthcare.
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Earlier lifeline for rural hospitals faces test under ‘Big Beautiful’ law

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By Sarah Jane Tribble Verified, Tony Leys Verified
| Estes Park Trail-Gazette Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Sarah Jane Tribble and Tony Leys, KFF Health News A century-old hospital near Michigan’s southern border was one of the nation’s first to convert into a new emergency-focused model Congress created to save rural care. Afterward, though, use of Sturgis Hospital’s emergency department fell, according to data collected at the state level.
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