{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-submits-amendment-to-ensure-accountability-for-harm-to-rural-americans-from-proposed-health-care-cuts", "Golden submits amendment to ensure accountability for harm to rural Americans from proposed health care cuts", "2025-05-20", "2025", "2025-05", "Democrat", "House", "ME", "Jared F. Golden", "G000592", "golden.house.gov", "golden", "https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) has submitted an amendment to the House GOP\u2019s budget reconciliation bill to create accountability for proposed health care cuts, should they be passed into law.\n\n\u201cThe health care cuts Congress is considering would be devastating, particularly in rural districts like mine,\u201d Golden said. \u201cShould the GOP succeed in taking health care away from millions of Americans, they should have to reckon with the harm they cause. Accountability requires data, so my amendment will ensure we have hard figures on how many Americans have lost coverage, seen health outcomes decline, or even died as a result of these cuts.\u201d\n\nThe amendment would require the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to conduct a study one year after enactment, and annually thereafter, on the effect on rates of uninsurance, health outcomes and deaths among residents of rural areas.\n\nResidents of rural America are more likely to use Medicaid/CHIP for health care than those who live in urban areas, according to a study from the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. Rural hospitals are particularly dependent on payments from Medicaid/CHIP,\n\n\u201cMedicaid plays a significant role in sustaining the viability of rural healthcare systems, including hospitals, clinics, community health centers, and long-term care,\u201d said National Rural Health Association CEO Alan Morgan in February. \u201cA strong relationship exists between Medicaid coverage levels and the financial viability of rural hospitals, of which about half are currently operating on negative margins and cannot sustain further cuts. Reductions in Medicaid funding will force rural providers to reduce or eliminate essential services or close their doors, limiting access to care for rural residents.\"\n\nMedicaid provides health coverage to 236,000 people in CD2 \u2014 more than one-third of the population \u2014 according to KFF.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T00:49:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://golden.house.gov/media/press-releases/golden-submits-amendment-to-ensure-accountability-for-harm-to-rural-americans-from-proposed-health-care-cuts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9979358874261379, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}