Experts and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are concerned about how much federal funding Ohio is getting for it’s rural hospitals.
The Rural Health Transformation fund is part of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. In exchange for over $900 billionin cuts for Medicaid and other health care spending over 10 years, the law will allocate $50 billion over five years to offset lost revenue for rural hospitals.
About $10 billion is being dispersed this year, with each state receiving more funding. Ohio will get over $202 million.
Spectrum News' political anchor, Curtis Jackson, sits down with Todd Baker, CEO of the Ohio State Medical Association, to learn more about where that money will go and if it’s enough to keep rural hospitals operating.