12/05/2025
As of this writing, the government shutdown has just ended. One contentious impasse involved potential reductions to Medicare and Medicaid. Another issue is depletion of health insurance availability.
Much has been said about the fear of small, rural hospitals having to close as a result of these changes. A less-mentioned effect is, “Not only that, but you won’t have an ambulance to take you to wherever the nearest open one is.”
Chatham and Greenport Rescue Squads in New York and Southern Berkshire in Great Barrington, MA, agree about what cuts could mean to them, and the service they provide you: It’s not good.
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