The GOP’s health care crisis is mounting. Thanks to Trump and Republicans gutting $1 trillion from Medicaid to bankroll tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations, nearly 800 hospitals, nursing homes, and other critical providers nationwide have shuttered, are at risk of closing, or have been forced to cut essential services. In California, Republicans have pushed hospitals into dire financial straits, leading to 3,400 layoffs statewide. In North Carolina, a woman’s health clinic is shuttering after 40 years of serving the Greenville community. In Wisconsin, rural Americans are reeling as their local clinic, which has served Waupaca County for generations, is closing its doors.
Mothers are being forced to give birth in maternal care deserts, rural communities are being left without access to care altogether, and nurses, therapists, and physicians are being laid off en masse — all while costs are skyrocketing for everyone, everywhere. At the ballot box in November, voters will hold Trump and Republicans to account for orchestrating this madness, all so they can pad the pockets of billionaires and big corporations while hard-working taxpayers pay the price.
Recent National Coverage
NPR: A $50 Billion Fund to Help Rural Hospitals Could Actually Lead to Closures and Cuts
Chief Healthcare Executive: Hospitals Seek Help From Congress, and Face Tough Questions
Stateline: Medicaid Cuts Could Add Pressure to Already-Stressed Psychiatric Units
MS Now: Closed Clinics, Canceled Care: New Data Shows Effects of One Big Beautiful Bill’s Attack on Planned Parenthood
Modern HealthCare: UCI Health to Lay Off 150 Employees Amid Federal Funding Cuts
California
Orange County Register: California Hospitals Laying off Thousands as Funding Cuts Trickle Down
Illinois
Chicago Sun Times: West Suburban Medical Center Closing Temporarily as It Runs Out of Cash to Pay Employees
Indiana
WFYI: Planned Parenthood to Merge 3 Indianapolis Health Centers Due to Funding Cuts
Maine
News Center: Rural Maine Hospitals Brace for Rise in Unexpected Births Amid Closure of Delivery Units
Massachusetts
Boston Globe: Workers Fear ‘Quiet Closing’ at Canton Hospital for Disabled Children
Minnesota
MPR: Medicaid Freeze Could Lead to Minnesota Hospitals Closing Psychiatric Units
Montana
Kiowa County Press: Montana Health Care Advocates Rally to Save Rural Hospitals
New York
News 10: Batavia Dialysis Clinic Closure Leaves Patients Searching for New Options
WRGB: VA Plans to Close Schenectady Outpatient Clinic in August, Sparking Calls for Pause
WWNY: Medical Practice Under North Star Umbrella to Close
North Carolina
WITN: Greenville Women’s Health Clinic Closing After Nearly 40 Years
North Dakota
KFYR: Concerns Over Mental Health Services for Service Members Following St. Joseph’s Closure
Ohio
Columbus Business First: Hospital Closing Facilities, Cutting Jobs Ahead of Proposed Ohiohealth Merger
Pennsylvania
WPSU: Officials at Bradford Regional Medical Center Say It Will Stop Being a Hospital on May 17
Rhode Island
Ocean State Media: Outlook for Newport Hospital Birthing Center Dims After Brown University Health Logs $18M Q1 Loss
Texas
KRIS 6: Sudden Wellmed Closure in Kingsville Shocks Patients Across the Area
Virginia
Washington Blade: Trans-Led HIV Clinic in Portsmouth Struggles Amid Funding Cuts
Washington
Kitsap Sun: St. Michael Clinic Closure Leaves Few Options, Kitsap Parents Say
Gig Harbor Now: Families Reeling After Franciscan Announces Closure of Pediatric Rehab Clinic
Wisconsin
Fox 11: Thedacare to Close Weyauwega Clinic; Patients Concerned About Having to Travel for Care