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  "path": "/hereandnow/2026/02/19/medicaid-cuts-rural-funding",
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  "textContent": "The One Big Beautiful Bill that President Trump signed into law last summer makes major cuts to Medicaid. According to a health policy research non-profit, rural areas are expected to lose around $140 billion. But the law also will send states $50 billion over 5 years to transform rural health.",
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