States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals. One analysis estimates more than 300 hospitals could be at risk of closing under the Republican measure to slash about $1 trillion in Medicaid funding over ten years.

One analysis reveals that over 300 hospitals may be in danger of closing under the Republican legislation which will slash roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid funding over ten years.

One health policy professor said cutting Medicaid and similar programs "will be devastating" to millions of Americans.

Congress has signed off on a $3.4 trillion legislative package featuring new tax breaks, spending cuts, and more funding for defense and immigration enforcement, delivering President Donald Trump his “big, beautiful bill” despite rumblings from fiscal hawks about the projected $4 trillion it could add to the national debt over the next decade.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" will add $3 trillion to the deficit.To pay for that, lawmakers made deep cuts to safety net programs, including Medicaid,