Proposed cuts to Medicaid and Medicare could put hundreds of rural hospitals across the country at risk of closure, according to data UNC Chapel Hill – including five in North Carolina.

"Let's invest in the communities we want, not just cut taxes for wealthy and then cut spending," said Gbenga Ajilore, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Rural hospitals often have a high percentage of lower-income patients, many of whom rely on Medi-Cal to afford to see a ...