Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts in ‘beautiful bill’

AMA Raises Concerns About Senate Reconciliation Bill

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) expressed concerns on Friday about the Senate reconciliation bill, citing cuts to Medicaid and CHIP funding and changes in eligibility criteria that will reduce patients’ access to care and impact physician practices’ viability, particularly in rural and underserved areas. Additionally, the AMA pointed to the exclusion of the House-passed effort to connect Medicare physician payment to the cost of runn…

Cuts in GOP's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' could jeopardize healthcare for 277,000 Kentuckians - NKyTribune

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service As Congress considers cuts to safety-net programs in what Republicans are calling the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates 16 million Americans – including 277,000 in Kentucky – would lose Medicaid health insurance. Josh Bivens, chief economist with the nonprofit Economic Policy Institute, said if the bill passes “as is,” health providers would…

Michigan hospitals warn of reduced care if Senate enacts Medicaid cuts in ‘beautiful bill’

By Melissa Nann Burke, The Detroit News Michigan hospitals would take an estimated hit of more than $1 billion a year if a Medicaid cut proposed in the Republican-led U.S. Senate this week were to become law, according to the industry group that represents them. Hospitals across Michigan already operate on average with a negative margin, and some ― especially rural facilities with higher shares of low-income patients on Medicaid ― are likely to …