Billions of dollars has been put forth by Trump and company to save rural hospitals. Has anyone in those areas asked why they need saving in the first place?



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Good Morning America

The deadly consequences of rural hospital closures

SELINA WANG
Thu, October 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM EDT
7 min read
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From the deck his father built by hand, Eric Halfen watches strangers comb through the artifacts of his life. The auctioneer's chant ricochets across the yard, where everything from board games and mugs to the family's home itself is being sold.

Eric grew up in this home in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. His father, Terry Halfen, poured the cement for the foundation and laid the bricks one by one. When Terry was diagnosed with cancer in late 2023, Eric moved back home to care for him.

Terry was being treated at the nearby hospital, Sacred Heart in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, but it shut down with little notice last year, terminating almost 1400 employees. The city demanded the state open an investigation and called the closure "abrupt and devastating." But the state never opened one.

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Now take way Medicaid funding and the problem goes exponential. Yes, rural hospitals are going to be in real trouble because the people who they served will no longer have insurance.

This is the Big Beautiful Bill.



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Edited: 10/13/2025 at 06:25 AM by Cole

Yes, they have. A lot of people have looked into that.

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