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  "id": 13714243,
  "title": "US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/us-maternity-wards-face-wave-of-closures-as-medicaid-cuts-kick-in-13714243",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T12:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/medicaid-cuts-maternity-wards"
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  "summary": "Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze Maternity wards across the United States are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal Medicaid funding take effect, experts have warned. According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025 ,…",
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        "published": "2026-10-10T13:08:01.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-10-11T02:35:46.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/us-maternity-wards-face-wave-of-closures-as-medicaid-cuts-kick-in",
        "published": "2026-10-11T12:00:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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