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CBS News
4 days ago
- CBS News
4 wounded in 2 shootings in East Chicago, Indiana
Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, were injured in a pair of shootings Friday night in East Chicago, Indiana. Police said both shootings happened around 9 p.m. In the first shooting, officers responded to a call of shots fired in the 400 block of Vernon Street. Police said there was a disturbance during a large party in the alley, and someone fired a weapon into the crowd. Three adults were shot and taken to St. Catherine Hospital for treatment. The crowd at the party refused to cooperate with police and would not give officers any information on the shooter. In the second shooting, officers responded to Community Hospital in Munster, after a 12-year-old boy was brought in with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The boy's family told detectives they were outside lighting fireworks in the 5000 block of Baring Avenue, when the boy complained of pain, and started bleeding from his shoulder. The family took the boy to the hospital, where doctors discovered he'd been shot. Witnesses said they didn't hear any gunfire in the area, and believe the boy was hit by a stray bullet. Anyone with information on either shooting is asked to contact Detective Miguel Pena at 219-391-8318 or mpena@ Anonymous tips can be provided at 219-391-8500.
Gizmodo
5 days ago
- Health
- Gizmodo
Trump's ‘Big Beautiful Bill' Is Already Hurting Health Care Facilities
The U.S. House made it official Thursday, passing the so-called Big Beautiful Bill in a vote of 218-214. The bill, hailed by President Donald Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, is projected to strip at least 17 million people of health insurance over the next decade and add $3-4 trillion to the national debt. And while there are plenty of predictions about what the massive cuts to Medicaid will do to hospital systems around the country long term, we won't have to wait too long to see the impact. Medical providers are already slashing jobs and closing clinics. The bill will create about $930 billion in cuts to Medicaid, something that President Trump and his Republican cronies insist won't happen. But health care providers are telling a different story, with one clinic in rural Nebraska blaming its closure on the plans for Medicaid. Community Hospital in Curtis, Nebraska, is closing its doors according to a new report from local TV station KLKN. 'Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years,' Community Hospital CEO Troy Bruntz said in a statement to the news outlet. A study by the University of North Carolina, commissioned by Senate Democrats, found that 338 rural hospitals will be at risk of closing thanks to the GOP bill. But it's not just rural hospitals already feeling the pinch. Two of San Diego, California's largest medical providers announced layoffs in the last week. UC San Diego Health is laying off 230 workers and cited 'mounting financial pressures' as a result of 'federal impacts to health care,' including poor reimbursement rates for Medicare and Medicaid, in a memo seen by the San Diego Union Tribune. Sharp Healthcare, San Diego County's biggest provider, also announced it was laying off 315 employees who will work through early September. Executives at Sharp are also taking pay cuts, with CEO Chris Howard asking the board to cut his pay by 25%, according to the San Diego Union Tribune. Bea Grause, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State told the Times Union that hospitals are going to feel this. 'It's a fiscal pandemic,' Grause said. 'Medicaid is an important funder for all hospitals, and so it will financially hurt almost every hospital across the state of New York—and hospitals are central to the economy of each community. That's what the average New Yorker should be concerned about.' Many Americans probably don't even know they're on Medicaid, given the fact that each state administers its own program and has a different name for it. In California it's called Medi-Cal, in Massachusetts it's called MassHealth, and in New Jersey it's called NJ FamilyCare. But people also don't seem to understand that Medicaid helps hospitals pay for things that help everyone more broadly and pulling the rug out from under them will have ripple effects. The Congressional Budget Office estimates 11.8 million people will lose Medicaid coverage between now and 2034, according to the Washington Post, but the bill also abolishes other subsidies for the Affordable Care Act that the CBO estimates will dump another 4.2 million people. Another 1 million on top of that will lose their coverage because of other health provisions in the bill, bringing the grand total to somewhere around 17 million people over the next decade. When people lose their health insurance it doesn't mean that they're not going to need help. As Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat from Nevada, pointed out during a virtual roundtable this week, these cuts will 'devastate health care in Nevada,' and people will go to the ER after they get sick enough. 'More people now are going to be showing up in our emergency rooms with acute care because they now have lost the health care that they need to even provide preventative care for them,' Cortez Masto said, according to the Nevada Current. The Republicans insist that Democrats are just fear-mongering and that nobody is going to lose their Medicaid coverage. Some Republicans will admit that people are going to get stripped of their health insurance, but they insist it's all about fighting 'waste, fraud, and abuse.' We'll see how many people who lose their health care in the coming years feel when they're simply dubbed fraudsters.
The Hill
6 days ago
- Health
- The Hill
Sanders points to Nebraska medical center closure after GOP bill passes: ‘Dark day for rural America'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the Thursday passage of the GOP's spending bill symbolizes a 'dark day for rural America,' citing cuts to federal funding for medical centers and hospitals in remote areas. 'While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close,' Sanders wrote in a Thursday statement on X. 'This is a dark day for rural America and for our country,' he added. An hour prior, Community Hospital in McCook, Neb., announced its closure. 'Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years,' Troy Bruntz, President and CEO of Community Hospital, said in a news release, according to Nebraska Public Media. Six of the state's hospitals could be forced to close due to provisions in the 'big, beautiful bill.' 'We currently have six hospitals that that we feel are in a critical financial state, three that are in an impending kind of closure or conversion over to the rural emergency hospital model,' Jed Hansen, executive director for the Nebraska Rural Health Association, said during a meeting this week, as reported by Nebraska Public Media. 'We would likely see the closures within a year to two years of once [the bill is] fully enacted.' Other states are facing similar shutdowns due to reduced funding under the Republican backed bill approved by Congress. A total of 760 hospitals are at risk of closure nationwide, according to Becker's Hospital Review. Fifteen hospitals in New York are also at risk of closure in GOP districts, according to the Fiscal Policy Institute.
Int'l Business Times
6 days ago
- Health
- Int'l Business Times
Rural Nebraska Hospital Shuts Down Over 'Anticipated Cuts to Medicaid' Hours Before 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Passes
A small town clinic in southwest Nebraska will close its doors after more than three decades, citing financial strain and looming federal cuts to Medicaid. Community Hospital in McCook announced Wednesday that it will be shutting down the Curtis Medical Center in Curtis — a community of roughly 900 residents. The announcement, reported by KLKN-TV, came just before Congress passed President Donald Trump's sweeping "Big Beautiful Bill" on Thursday. "Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years," Community Hospital CEO Troy Bruntz said in a statement obtained by the outlet. The clinic, whose motto is, "Advanced care. Always there," will phase out operations over the coming months. Vince McMahon, the chairman of WWE, is willing to spend big to ensure top stars do not leave for rival companies. In this picture, McMahon attends a press conference to announce that WWE Wrestlemania 29 will be held at MetLife Stadium in 2013 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Feb. 16, 2012. Michael N. Todaro/Getty Images Despite representing Vermont, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke out about the hospital's closure, warning that it will likely be "the first of many" due to the estimated Medicaid cuts included in the tax and spending bill. "While Republicans celebrate the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in history, the Curtis Medical Center in Nebraska announced it will shut down as a result of these horrific cuts — the first of many hospitals to close," Sanders said. "This is a dark day for rural America and for our country," he continued. The Nebraska Hospital Association and other rural health advocates have sounded alarms about the bill's potential impact, warning it could force more clinics and hospitals in underserved areas to cut services or close. Originally published on Latin Times
Newsweek
6 days ago
- Health
- Newsweek
Rural Clinic in Trump District Shuts Down as CEO Cites Medicaid Cuts
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A rural clinic located in a district President Donald Trump won by more than 50 points in the 2024 election is being forced to shut down as the CEO cites federal cuts to Medicaid as a driving factor. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Thursday. Why It Matters The clinic's closure comes as Republicans just shepherded a massive tax cuts and spending package through Congress that includes steep cuts to Medicaid and is expected to be signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act aims to deliver on Trump's biggest legislative priorities, including making permanent tax cuts that disproportionately benefit wealthy Americans and increasing funding for immigration enforcement. The tax cuts and immigration initiatives are being paid for largely by deep spending reductions to Medicaid and food assistance programs, which critics say will harm working-class, low-income and elderly Americans, especially those in red states. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., and on to Florida, Tuesday, July 1,... President Donald Trump speaks to the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., and on to Florida, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Washington. More Mark Schiefelbein/AP What To Know Community Hospital, based in McCook, Nebraska, said this week that it will shut down a rural clinic it runs in the town of Curtis, which has about 900 people. "Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years," Community Hospital CEO Troy Bruntz said in a statement on Wednesday. More than 350,000 Nebraskans are Medicaid recipients as of the 2024 fiscal year. Both Community Hospital and Curtis Medical Center are located in Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, which Trump carried by more than 50 points in the November general election. Trump won 76.3 percent of the general election vote in the district, compared to then-Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris's 22.5 percent. The Republican congressman who represents the district, Adrian Smith, voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Thursday. Smith celebrated the bill's passage, saying in a statement: "Getting our work done on this legislation is a game changer for American workers, families, and our nation's long-term fiscal outlook. It not only prevents severe tax hikes and expands tax relief for family farms, small businesses, and middle-class Americans, it strengthens essential Farm Bill programs." What People Are Saying Smith said in his statement Thursday: "[The bill] also ensures public assistance programs remain sustainable for the neediest Americans and empowers the Trump administration to keep our communities safe. I championed provisions in the package which will empower parents with educational choice, support biofuels producers and energy affordability, and boost growth for capital-intensive industries such as manufacturing. After years of work in the Ways and Means Committee and months of intense debate across both the House and the Senate, this bill will catalyze President Trump's plan to energize our economy and get our country back on track." What Happens Next The Curtis Medical Center is expected to wind down its operations in the next few months. Trump is set to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on Friday evening. This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
