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  1. Medicare and Social Security require difficult reforms to manage national deficits, prompting discussion of the national debt crisis.
  2. Rural hospitals in Texas and Kansas face high risk of closures due to low reimbursement rates from payers.

CMS manages the outdated Medicare payment structure while ambulance services are strained in rural Texas.

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CMS manages the outdated Medicare payment structure while ambulance services are strained in rural Texas.

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  1. CMS began using its authority to negotiate drug prices in Texas.1 source
  2. Proposed rules limit and reduce funding streams for Medicare and Medicaid in Texas.Sub-event
  3. Ambulance services in rural Texas are strained due to CMS's outdated Medicare payment structure.1 source

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