MetroHealth says it has no plans to close despite Cleveland mayor’s warning

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is warning that Cuyahoga County’s safety-net hospital, MetroHealth System, could “go out of business” if federal Medicaid cuts go through.

In a recent Politico interview, Bibb said the $1 trillion dollars in reductions passed by Congress this summer would devastate urban hospitals like MetroHealth.

“Cleveland is home to our only safety net hospital … and they could go out of business if these cuts go through,” Bibb said…

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