U.S. Hospitals Face Closure Threat Due to Policy Cuts
Public Citizen identified 446 U.S. hospitals at high risk. Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' cuts $911B from Medicaid/CHIP. Hospitals serve 6.6M patients and employ 275,458 workers. 19% of facilities are Critical Access Hospitals. Hospitals lay off staff and cut maternity services. Eileen O'Grady warns of financial strains on rural hospitals. 176 at-risk hospitals in rural areas. Critics fear cuts could leave millions without care