Health care costs may soon rise for 450,000 New Yorkers, according to reporting originally published by New York Focus. With Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act potentially in flux, residents could experience significant sticker shock as state coverage policies evolve.

Hospitals across the country face growing criticism after a new Interim Semi-Annual Report by PatientRightsAdvocate.org highlighted incomplete price disclosure. The report argues that patients lack the fairness and financial certainty that transparent pricing would provide.

Rural hospitals across the nation are bracing for the financial strain of Medicaid cuts embedded in President Donald Trump’s signature tax and spending bill. This legislation, staunchly supported by GOP lawmakers, threatens to pull billions of dollars from facilities serving some of America’s most vulnerable communities.