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applegrove

(127,088 posts)
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 08:47 AM Jun 26

Toon: BBB bill and rural hospitals

Important point about Medicaid cuts, which will cause a whole lot of rural hospitals to close: it doesn't matter how much $$ or insurance you have. If the nearest hospital is over an hour's drive away, that time gap could kill you.

Cartoon by R. J. Matson @rjmatsoncartoons.bsky.social

Fiona "Fi" Webster 🌎🌍🌏 (@fiona-webster22.bsky.social) 2025-06-25T22:40:31.500Z
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Toon: BBB bill and rural hospitals (Original Post) applegrove Jun 26 OP
Perfect. jeffreyi Jun 26 #1
Great cartoon LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #2

jeffreyi

(2,399 posts)
1. Perfect.
Thu Jun 26, 2025, 09:52 AM
Jun 26

My rural hospitals and clinics will be "completely obliterated." And the next big towns with health care are 2 and 3 hours away, respectively.

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