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  "id": 6598096,
  "title": "Half of U.S. hospitals lack maternity wards as Medicaid cuts loom: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/half-of-u-s-hospitals-lack-maternity-wards-as-medicaid-cuts-loom",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-10T13:10:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
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    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/half-of-us-hospitals-lack-maternity-wards-as-medicaid-cuts-loom-report/830015/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nearly half of U.S. hospitals are now without obstetric services, according to a new report, and closures could worsen as Medicaid cuts threaten hospital finances.",
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      {
        "outlet": "STAT News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-08T08:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}