US EditionHundreds of hospitals threatened by Medicaid cuts: Research
The watchdog said the hospitals serve poorer communities and face closures or service cuts as the bill trims $911 billion from Medicaid and CHIP.
- On Tuesday, watchdog group Public Citizen identified 446 U.S. hospitals at high risk of closure or service cuts, with facilities spanning 44 states and Washington, D.C.
- President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" mandates $911 billion in cuts to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program over 10 years, straining hospital finances nationwide.
- The at-risk facilities serve 6.6 million patients and employ 275,458 workers, with 19 percent designated as "Critical Access Hospitals"—24/7 facilities operating more than 35 miles from another hospital.
- Hospitals have begun laying off staff and scaling back maternity services; researcher Eileen O'Grady warned the cuts will "deepen financial strains already plaguing rural and safety-net hospitals."
- Rural areas face acute pressure with 176 at-risk hospitals identified, while critics warn additional cuts under consideration could leave millions of low-income Americans without necessary medical care.
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St Louis Post-Dispatch
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Last August, as part of the federal government's crackdown on people in the country illegally, the Trump administration sent states the names of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees with orders to determine whether they were ineligible based on immigration…
Montana Standard
Trump Administration's hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees yields few violators
Federal health officials have ordered states to reverify the immigration status of hundreds of thousands of Medicaid enrollees. After seven months, findings from five states show the reviews have uncovered few immigrants without legal status who are improperly receiving benefits.
Rob Bresnahan’s “Medicaid Cuts Threaten Hundreds of Hospitals, New Report Finds” [NBC News]
Congressman Rob Bresnahan hasn’t been honest with the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Bresnahan wants to paper over his awful record by pretending to be a hospital savior. The truth? A new study finds that Bresnahan’s “Medicaid cuts threaten hundreds of hospitals.” Bresnahan promised he would protect health care, but then voted for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history. Bresnahan repeatedly said he opposed gutting Medicaid, but then c…
Trump Medicaid Cuts Put 446 Hospitals in Danger, Threatening Care for 6.6 Million: California, New York, Illinois and Washington Among the States Facing the Biggest Hit
The Trump administration Medicaid cuts could put hospital care out of reach for millions of Americans, with California, New York, Illinois and Washington among the states facing the biggest hit, according to a new report by Public Citizen. The watchdog group says 446 hospitals nationwide are now at heightened risk of closing, cutting services or laying off workers after the federal reductions, a crisis that could ripple from rural towns to major…
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