Report: CMS Gave Dem-Led Areas Faster Approval for Hospital Funding
A report by Defend Forgotten America alleges federal healthcare regulators have treated hospital funding programs in Republican-leaning communities differently than similar programs in Democrat-aligned jurisdictions. In a report obtained by Breitbart News titled “The Bureaucratic Threat to Rural Healthcare,” Defend Forgotten America found that more than 85 local hospital assessments operate nationwide, including at least […]
When California Fails Children, Forgotten Families Pay the Price
A child struggling to breathe in a rural emergency room should never become collateral damage in Sacramento’s political priorities. Yet that is exactly what is happening across California as pediatric inpatient care quietly collapses under Governor Gavin Newsom’s watch. Community hospitals are shutting down pediatric units, children are being transferred hours away from home, and […]
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves: Conservative Policies ‘Work for Everybody’ if Implemented Correctly
Conservative polices “work for everybody” if they are implemented correctly, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) said during an interview with Defend Forgotten America’s (DFA) founder and CEO Jenn Pellegrino. Reeves touted the many successes of his conservative state and pointed to what the country as a whole can learn from them. The federal government, he pointed […]
EXCLUSIVE: Medi-Cal Spending Continues To Grow While Pediatric Hospital Units Close, New Report Reveals
Newsom Medi-Cal expansion coincides with multiple California hospitals closing pediatric inpatient units, leaving families without local care for children. Despite Gov. Gavin Newsom expanding Medi-Cal to record levels, community hospitals across California have been closing pediatric inpatient units, according to a new report from Defend Forgotten America. Since Newsom took office, total Medi-Cal spending has roughly doubled and is now approaching […]
Defend Forgotten America Applauds Trump Administration for Releasing Essential Medicaid Funding for Florida Hospitals
Washington, D.C. — Defend Forgotten America (DFA) today praised the Trump administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Oz for releasing up to $7.8 billion in additional Medicaid funding for Florida hospitals, a decision that will enhance healthcare access for families across the state. Earlier this year, DFA joined a coalition […]
JORGE MARTINEZ: America First Works, And Radical Left Still Doesn’t Get It
When President Donald J. Trump took the podium Tuesday night for the 2026 State of the Union, he did something far more consequential than deliver a speech. He gave voice to a mission that millions of Americans have felt in their bones for years: America must put its people first again. After just one year of transformative leadership in his […]
JENN PELLEGRINO And JORGE MARTINEZ: President Trump Delivers For America’s Forgotten
On the eve of the State of the Union, the American people are not looking for lofty promises. They are looking for proof. They want to know whether the government they voted for is finally delivering for the families, workers, and small businesses who felt forgotten for far too long. President Donald J. Trump is […]
New York’s Hochul Administration Coddles Medicaid Fraud While Attacking Rural Hospitals
As a native New Yorker, I’m appalled to see what has become of my home state government. New York under Gov. Kathy Hochul has become a textbook case of failed blue state governance: bloated bureaucracy, rampant waste, and performative concern for working people while the institutions they depend on collapse. The rhetoric is far from […]
Op-Ed: Stefan Grow: How President Trump can use the One Big, Beautiful Bill to reward fiscal responsibility in states like Alabama
February 6, 2026 The Washington Reporter When a rural hospital closes, it rarely makes national headlines, but it quietly reshapes the future of an entire community. Emergency rooms go dark. Expectant mothers are forced to drive hours for care. Seniors delay treatment until manageable conditions become life-threatening. Jobs disappear. And once a hospital closes, it […]
Report: Rural Hospital Closures, Downgrades Represent ‘National Health Access Emergency’ Trump Can Fix
A new report from the conservative group Defend Forgotten America details how 90 rural hospitals nationwide are closed or facing credit downgrades representing what the group calls a “national health access emergency” that demands a solution by President Donald Trump and his administration. “President Trump’s historic Rural Health Transformation Program could not come at a […]