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Nebraska promised relief for rural hospitals. Most of the money has gone elsewhere.

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Nebraska promised relief for rural hospitals. Most of the money has gone elsewhere.

• Andrew Wegley Flatwater Free Press
• Nov 9, 2026
• 17 hrs ago
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Trump’s $50 billion health fund is heading to the states. Is it enough to help rural American’s who are now facing huge cuts to Medicaid?

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Garden County Health Services CEO Sam Pennington offers a doughnut to a nursing home resident at Garden County Health Services on Oct. 14 in Oshkosh.

Lily Smith, Flatwater Free Press

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Garden County Health Services CEO Sam Pennington, left, speaks with the hospital board during its board meeting at Garden County Health Services on Oct. 14 in Oshkosh.

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Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, joins Gov. Jim Pillen as he speaks at a press conference highlighting the states first‑year rural health transformation program on Oct. 10 at the Capitol.

Kenneth Ferriera

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Ashley Newmyer, HHS Director of Public Health, speaks during a press conference highlighting the states first‑year rural health transformation program on Oct. 10 at the Capitol.

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Garden County Health Services is seen on Oct. 14 in Oshkosh.

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Garden County Health Services Operations Director Nicole Loomis holds a wish list for using the Rural Health Transformation Project funds during an interview at Garden County Health Services on Oct. 14 in Oshkosh.

Lily Smith, for the Flatwater Free Press

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Garden County Health Services Operations Director Nicole Loomis holds a wish list for using the Rural Health Transformation Project funds during an interview at Garden County Health Services on Oct. 14 in Oshkosh.

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