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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Medicaid gives about 7% of its money to rural hospitals and…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 10:36

They're oftentimes the biggest employees. That reason President Trump made the biggest investment in rural health care in American history, a $50 billion rural health transformation fund. Right now, Medicaid gives about 7% of its money to rural hospitals and it's about $20 million a year. Well, we're increasing the flow of federal dollars to rural community health care an extra $10 million a year. So that's a 50% rise over the next five years. (10:36–10:45)

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Asserts that Medicaid allocates 7% of its funds, approximately $20 million annually, to rural hospitals.

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