It’s looking more and more likely that rural hospitals in America might be staring down a taxpayer-funded bailout soon—no matter who wins the 2024 election. And no one is talking about it. According to Joe Grogan, a former Trump White House policy advisor with deep connections to the pharmaceutical industry, a financial rescue may become unavoidable if Big Pharma gets its way. Yet this looming crisis has barely registered in national media coverage, which tends to focus more on the big urban centers along the coasts than the quiet struggles of rural communities in middle America.
If you live in a red state or rural America, you’re probably aware of the dire state of local healthcare providers. Small hospitals in places like Louisiana, Arkansas, and other heartland states have been hanging by a thread for years. But if you live in New York or Los…
