‘We need to move forward’ under federal Medicaid funding cuts, rural Iowa hospital leader says

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KNOXVILLE — Kevin Kincaid knows new federal reductions in Medicaid spending will have an impact on rural hospitals like the one he leads. The challenge facing those hospitals, Kincaid said Wednesday, is to work with government partners to minimize that impact.

Kincaid, the CEO of Knoxville Hospitals and Clinics, hosted a roundtable discussion with Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Director Kelly Garcia on Wednesday.

After the roundtable, which was closed to the press, Kincaid, Miller-Meeks and Garcia spoke to reporters.

Federal Republicans recently passed legislation that will reduce future Medicaid spending by $941 billion ov