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Mercy Mount Shasta warns federal HR1 changes could squeeze rural hospitals, urges state collaboration
Summary
Roger Page, president of Mercy Mount Shasta, told the council that proposed changes in the federal HR1 package and related Medicaid/Medi‑Cal rules could reduce reimbursements and strain rural hospitals unless states or other programs step in.
Roger Page, president of Mercy Mount Shasta and leader of the system—s northern hospitals, told the Mount Shasta City Council that proposed federal changes commonly referred to as HR1 could impose steep financial pressure on small rural hospitals and clinics.
"If healthcare were a cake...and all of a sudden you need all the ingredients," Page said, using an analogy to describe how cuts to payer funding would make it hard to deliver the same services. He told the council that more than 70% of patients at his hospitals are covered by Medicare or Medi‑Cal and that proposed federal changes would shift some costs and administrative burdens to states and providers.
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