Medicaid Cucs could close more than half of the rural hospitals of that state and endanger the access of health care

Almost half of the four million Oklahoma live in rural areas. And now more than half of Oklahom’s rural hospital is endangered by closing.

The passage of “one big, beautiful account” will result in nearly $ 1 trillion in Medicaid and, according to state health care leaders, estimates $ 6.3 billion in Oklahoma. More than a quarter of the Oklahoma population is entered in the Medicaid State Program, soon care and more than half of these participants are children.

Oklahoma emphasizes that barriers to rural inhabitants across the country will face Medicaid.

 

Oklahoma will be hard

Medicaid helps, among other things, to finance many rural hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the US.

Over 700 rural hospitals across the country are endangered by closure, with 300 considered as “risks” closure. Oklahoma is one of the three best statistics that probably bears the onslaught of these outlets, according to the Center for the Quality of Health Care and Payment Reform. The fate of 47 of 90 rural hospitals now hangs in balance.

Rich Rasmussen, the President and CEO of the Oklahoma Hospital Association, says that rural hospitals will have to “re -define their mission” when the law is fully phase, ASY will not currently have funds to operate ASY.

“What do small communities do?” Rasmussen said.

Rasmussen said that cuts on Medicaid are likely to affect 39 hospitals in Oklahoma (Cahs). These hospitals are designed for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide basic health care with access to rural communities and transfer patients with complex needs for larger equipment. They have limited beds and are usually at least 35 miles from another hospital.

Homes with nursing services, emergency rooms, clinical and other medical facilities that serve the rural communities will also have the impact of these cuts more on the reimbursement of Medicaid, which are to operate than city hospitals, according to the Think tank for healthcare.

Specific health sectors could also fight. Oklahoma has one of the great deserts of maternity in the country, and the care of obstetrics could be seventhly debited in the 15 most northwest koech in the state. This could force patients to go further for routine care and 80 miles or more for special care.

 

Cuts are already happening

Cuts on Care in Oklahoma Facility had already been before the bill.

Endocrinology, rheumatology, pediatrics, wound care and primary care clinics All ceased in July operations due to cuts of the regional health system based in Norman in Okla. Although many of these clinics are not in rural areas, they have served patients throughout the state and are expected to close the pipeline due to the cuts of Medicaid.

It is already in the 47th place in the overall health performance at the national level and continuing cuts only deteriorate things, according to Rasmussen.

“For many people, it will no longer be safe to live in rural communities if they have access to health care,” Rasmussen said. “As a result, people will re -evaluate where they live and where they download.”