HAVERHILL, N.H. —

Top officials at Cottage Hospital in Woodsville sat down with Rep. Maggie Goodlander to discuss the struggles facing rural health care.

Goodlander said New Hampshire is beginning to feel the impact of federal budget cuts made this summer.

"We're seeing our big insurers pulling out of the state altogether. That happened last week for Medicare Advantage patients, we saw two major providers [leave], and one of them is critical to the North Country. And so, my concern is that we're going to see premiums go through the roof," she said.

Even though she is in-district because the House speaker sent Congress home, Goodlander said she hopes a deal can be reached in the Senate to reopen the government.

"We're up against a big deadline on Friday with respect to many federal emp

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