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Hundreds of hospitals threatened by Medicaid cuts: Research
Cuts reducing federal Medicaid funding by $1 trillion over a decade threaten 446 hospitals, risking layoffs and reduced care for nearly 7 million patients, report finds.
- 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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9 Ohio hospitals at risk of closing under Medicaid cuts, report finds
A Public Citizen report identifies 9 Ohio hospitals at heightened risk of closing or cutting services due to $911 billion in Medicaid cuts enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including facilities in Coshocton, Lorain, Conneaut, and Xenia.
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The Independent (US)Hundreds of hospitals across the US threatened by Medicaid cuts, report says
The hospitals serve 6.6 million Americans across 44 states and Washington, D.C.
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