Rural Health Care: Preparing for Medicaid Spending Cuts (On-Demand Webinar)

Date: 09/25/25

Closed captions are available.

Overview: This 60-minute roundtable webinar brings together legal and policy leaders to examine the operational and financial implications of recent Medicaid legislative changes, with a focus on hospitals and health systems serving rural communities. As new policy shifts continue to reshape reimbursement structures and eligibility standards, hospitals serving vulnerable populations are facing even thinner margins and intensified regulatory complexity. Speakers discuss expected changes to Medicaid reimbursement, challenges arising therefrom, and strategies to cope moving forward.

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand the scope and details of the most recent Medicaid legislative changes and what they mean for hospitals serving rural communities.
• Assess the financial and operational pressures hospitals are likely to face due to revised Medicaid payment structures, eligibility tightening, or waiver program changes.
• Identify compliance concerns related to new reporting, audit, and reimbursement protocols.

Speaker Information:

Timothy Norton, Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Augusta Health

Allison Petersen, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, INTEGRIS Health

Andrew Burnett, Vice President, Workforce and Rural Health, Tennessee Hospital Association

Moderator Information:

 Jacquelyn Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg