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The Kentucky Hospital Association supported the House version of what’s dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” but a top executive says Senate changes would devastate health care and create larger economic fallout.

The Kentucky Hospital Association says proposed Medicaid cuts in the Senate that would limit state-directed payments endanger thousands of Kentucky jobs and could force hospitals to close.

Kentucky’s Hospital Rate Improvement Program for hospital inpatient and outpatient services has not only helped to keep hospitals open, but has also improved patient outcomes, according to the leader of the Kentucky Hospital Association.

Experts and lawmakers continue to split over whether Kentucky should reform its controversial certificate of need process.

Citing “inflation, record-high operating costs, and lower volumes,” a new report released this month says 38% of Kentucky’s hospitals are at risk of closure thanks to “the unsustainability of operations.”

Hospitals across Kentucky are using more blood than usual and that is leading to a blood supply shortage.

Kentucky hospitals and nursing homes have been struggling with staffing shortages as COVID-19 continues to surge through the state.

This article is part of a special series produced by Murray State University students participating in an investigative reporting fellowship partnership…

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