Viewpoint: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect CMC

Andy Harris’ math on big, beautiful bill doesn’t hold up

In an opinion piece published in The Baltimore Sun on July 28, Maryland Republican Congressman Andy Harris attempted to justify his support of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Andy wrote that “Marylanders deserve the truth about the One Big Beautiful Bill — and they’re not getting it from the mainstream media.” Marylanders certainly deserve the truth. But it is clear they are not getting it from Congressman Harris. This bill extends the…

Viewpoint: How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect CMC

The media and legislative attention of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) on health care, and on RURAL hospitals specifically, is extraordinary for a broad-based tax and spending policies bill. With so many rural hospitals closing or cutting services over the past decade, legislators recognize the need to preserve healthcare access for rural Americans.