Adam Searing
@adamsearing.bsky.social
Attorney, Research Professor, Georgetown University, McCourt School of Public Policy, Center for Children and Families. Hiker (with Bear), kayaker, sailor, mountain biker, member Chapel Hill Town Council in my spare time.
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Rural fund is thus a "fig leaf" to placate R Senators concerned about #Medicaid cuts. It's small/capped, temporary while the cuts are permanent, poorly targeted, gives discretion to Trump Admin to send $ to favored states, and may not even go to help rural hospitals actually hurt by the cuts (8/x)
June 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Rural fund is thus a "fig leaf" to placate R Senators concerned about #Medicaid cuts. It's small/capped, temporary while the cuts are permanent, poorly targeted, gives discretion to Trump Admin to send $ to favored states, and may not even go to help rural hospitals actually hurt by the cuts (8/x)