Indiana rural health care crisis is front and center for state
Indiana represents the heartland of America. It’s a place where community ties run deep, where neighbors look out for each other, and where common sense and hard work define the character of its people. That’s why, with Indiana’s 2026 legislative session underway, Defend Forgotten America commissioned a poll of Hoosiers. As a nonpartisan organization committed […]
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Org Urges Trump Admin To Close Loophole Allowing Blue States To Fund Child Sex Changes
A conservative organization is urging the Trump administration to close a loophole that allows blue states to fund sex-rejecting procedures for minors. While commending the Department of Health & Human Services’ decision to bar hospitals that offer gender transitions to children from participating in Medicare and Medicaid, the conservative group Defend Forgotten America warns this alone “does […]
Breitbart Exclusive: Defend Forgotten America Poll Shows Hoosiers Unhappy with Medicaid Cuts, Direction of Indiana
Hoosiers are unhappy with the direction of Indiana, a Defend Forgotten America Poll, conducted by Republican pollster Public Opinion Strategies (POS), found. The statewide poll — first obtained by Breitbart News, revealed that, overall, a majority of Hoosiers, 52 percent, believe that the state of Indiana is headed on the wrong track. In comparison, only […]
New Poll Reveals Hoosiers Concerned About Direction of State, Growing Health Crisis
Defend Forgotten America today released findings from a new Indiana statewide poll conducted by the widely respected pollster Public Opinion Strategies. Defend Forgotten America commissioned the poll to better understand how voters in the Heartland view healthcare and cost of living issues. The survey highlights broad frustration among Hoosiers about the direction of the state, […]
ICYMI: Governor Gavin Newsom Failing on Health As Largest Children’s Hospital Downgraded For Second Time in 2025
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), the largest pediatric provider in California, has now been downgraded by Moody’s for the second time in 2025. The ratings agency warned of a material decline in liquidity and operating performance, placing the hospital under review for another potential downgrade. Credit downgrades increase borrowing costs, limit access to capital, and make it harder for […]
DFA Backs Calls For Investigation of Accusations New York Governor Kathy Hochul Weaponized State Against Rural Healthcare
Defend Forgotten America joined Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and New York state lawmakers in calling for an investigation of the accusations that New York Governor Kathy Hochul is withholding vital funds for rural hospitals in the North Country of Upstate New York for political purposes, putting at risk access to care in communities that need it most. […]
TIM WALZ COVERS UP MASSIVE FRAUD WHILE ABANDONING RURAL MINNESOTA HEALTHCARE
Defend Forgotten America released the following statement in response to accusations that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz covered up “massive fraud” of over $1 billion from Somali immigrants and retaliated against whistleblowers: “Under Tim Walz, rural healthcare has been decimated. Just in recent months, six clinics closed in Southern Minnesota, costing jobs and access to care […]
Washington Reporter Jenn Pellegrino: Why I’m launching Defend Forgotten America
Growing up in rural upstate New York, I watched how my neighbors faced the consequences of policies formulated by elites in Washington, D.C. who knew little about the day-to-day challenges of their lives. While the factories that once anchored our towns shuttered their doors, Main Street storefronts went dark, and good-paying jobs that supported entire […]
RealClearPolitics New MAGA Weapon: ‘Fight Tanks’ for Rural America
Another conservative satellite has joined the Trump constellation. Jenn Pellegrino, formerly chief spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, has launched twin think tanks in time for a brewing fight on Capitol Hill over health care and ahead of the coming midterms. The GOP is scrambling to build legislation from scratch to lower health care […]