CONWAY — The federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act could put additional financial pressure on New Hampshire’s rural health-care system, according to longtime emergency-room physician and health-care consultant Jon Burroughs.
In an interview on SUN-TV last week, Burroughs said the legislation’s reductions in federal Medicaid spending will have a greater financial impact on states than the new federal money being provided specifically for rural health care.
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