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  "id": 6257420,
  "title": "Hospitals pursue deals to ensure survival as Trump’s Medicaid cuts loom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hospitals-pursue-deals-to-ensure-survival-as-trumps-medicaid-cuts-loom",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:30:00.000Z",
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    "name": "STAT News",
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    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/09/08/rural-hospital-mergers-medicaid-cuts-part-3-unraveled-series/"
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  "summary": "Rural health systems are seeking partnership to survive, fueling a debate over competition and the rising cost of medical care.",
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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."
}