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A rural medical clinic in southwest Nebraska announced its closure, citing financial challenges linked to anticipated Medicaid cuts under the Republican legislation known as Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill proposes to slash approximately $1 trillion from Medicaid funding over the next ten years. This reduction is expected to place severe financial strain on rural hospitals nationwide, with analyses indicating that over 300 hospitals could be at risk of closure. Experts and healthcare workers have expressed concern that these cuts represent the largest reduction to Medicaid in decades, potentially triggering a crisis in rural healthcare access.
No matter what kind of health insurance you have, the Republican budget bill just made all health care coverage in the United States measurably worse. Steep cuts to Medicaid will force hospitals and care centers to close, and millions will be unable to access lifesaving care. https://t.co/8Rqsu3H1mE
Millions will lose Medicaid coverage, hospitals’ uncompensated work will increase and insurers will lose big business as a result of President Trump’s tax-and-spending-cuts law https://t.co/xnD3ckBbGr
Medicaid cuts don’t just hurt patients — they strain hospitals. Hospitals like Valley Children’s and Community Regional Medical Center will be stretched thin with fewer staff, longer waits, and higher costs. When hospitals suffer, so do we.
