Rural NY Faces Healthcare Crisis Amid Medicaid Cuts and Staff Shortages
Written by Site Hub on August 12, 2025
A new audit by NY Comptroller DiNapoli reveals dire healthcare shortages in 16 rural counties, with too few doctors, pediatricians, and dentists. Medicaid cuts threaten these hospitals’ survival, with many already reporting financial losses. Some counties have no OB-GYNs or pediatricians at all. Proposed federal legislation, the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” could slash rural Medicaid funding by over $1B. The report recommends mobile clinics, telehealth, loan forgiveness, and workforce development to stabilize healthcare access in rural areas.
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Source: Rochester First
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