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Researchers cast gloomy outlook for US healthcare after recent federal changes

MERCED, Calif. — A new report by the policy research group Urban Institute says recent federal policy changes to healthcare under the Trump administration could cause irreversible impacts to rural hospitals and the overall healthcare system. Analysts forecast the number of uninsured people could rise in the coming years as policies take effect. The report looked at five different recent policy changes which researchers say will affect hospitals and health systems across the country…