Mothers are driving hours to deliver their babies. Children are losing access to therapy. Cancer patients are watching their care teams shrink. And in towns and cities across America, the only hospital for miles is closing.
After Republicans cut over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, families are left to deal with the fallout with fewer doctors, fewer services, and fewer places to turn to when they need care most. These aren’t abstract budget decisions made in Washington — they are choices with real consequences that play out in emergency rooms, delivery rooms, and waiting rooms across the country. When a maternity ward closes, when a clinic lays off staff, when a hospital shutters its doors, Americans know exactly who made that choice. Come November, they will hold those responsible accountable.
Recent National Coverage
Health Leaders: Hospitals Face Rising Financial Risk as ACA Enrollment Falls
MECEP: Federal Bailout Package for Rural Hospitals Fails to Deliver
Cancer Nursing Today: Interruption, Fragmentation, and Adaptation: How Rural Hospital Closures Are Impacting Oncology Nursing Care Across the Nation
Becker’s Hospital Review: 720 Hospitals at Risk of Closure, by State
Arkansas
KHBS: Washington Regional Announces Restructuring, Job Cuts
KNWA: Washington Regional Cutting 80+ Jobs Amid ‘Mounting Financial Pressures’
Talk Business and Politics: Washington Regional Announces Restructuring Plan, Will Cut 86 Jobs
California
KQED: What the Massive Medicaid Cuts Mean for Your Health Care
Politico: Loans Bought California Hospitals Time. The Clock Is Running Out.
The Observer: Black Lawmakers Press For $500 Million To Save Public Hospitals
Ventura County Star: Santa Paula Faces 2030 Hospital Closure: ‘What Are We Going to Do?’
Florida
Pensacola News Journal: Florida Insurance Losses Could Strain Clinics and ERs for Years
WCJB: Gainesville Planned Parenthood to Shut Down Next Month
Florida Alligator: Gainesville Planned Parenthood to Close Due to Decline in Patients
Hometown News Volusia: Deltona’s Micare Clinic Will Close Its Doors in the Fall
Georgia
Savannah Morning News: CareSource Cuts Could Disrupt Therapy for Georgia’s Children
Atlanta News First: Georgia Therapy Clinic Closing as Medicaid Company Cuts Reimbursement Rates by 20%
Illinois
Hyde Park Herald: Health Care on the Brink: Federal Cuts Threaten Safety-Net Hospitals on the South Side
Indiana
Inside Indiana Business: Indiana’s Rural Hospitals Struggle With Finances, Workforce Needs
Iowa
The Ritz Herald: Dr. Danny Lewis on the Reality of Rural Emergency Medicine: One Physician, Many Hospitals
KMA Land: Federal Medicaid Cuts Hamper Iowa Hospitals
KGAN: Iowa Lawmakers Warn Medicaid Cuts Could Threaten Rural Hospitals, Clinics and Patients
Des Moines Register: Medicaid Cuts Could Close 400 Rural Hospitals. 3 in Iowa Are at Risk.
Kansas
WIBW: GraceMed to Close Highland Park Family Clinic Next Week
Maine
WMTW: Mothers, Residents Concerned About Potential Closure of Midcoast Birthing Center
Maine Public: Community Urges Lincoln Hospital to Find Solutions as It Considers Ending Birthing Care
WGME: MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital Could Be Closing Labor and Delivery Ward
Kennebec Journal: Opinion: Maine Needs to Get Serious About Its Elder Care Crisis
Massachusetts
Boston Globe: Boston Medical Center System, State’s Biggest Health Care Provider for the Poor, Reports Losses Ahead of Looming Medicaid Cuts
AFSCME: They Saved Pappas Hospital Once. Now AFSCME Members Are Fighting to Save It Again. The Battle for Children’s Care Isn’t Over.
Mississippi
The Delta News: Officials Still Working to Save Greenwood Leflore Hospital Ahead of Potential June 15 Closure
The Greenwood Commonwealth: Decision on Hospital’s Future Expected Soon
Missouri
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Beleaguered CareSTL Health Clinic Announces Third Temporary Closure This Year
KTVI: CareSTL Furloughs Entire Staff Amid Funding Delays
KMOV: CareSTL Health Announces Temporary Closure, Staff Furlough
Public News Service: Missouri Union Workers Demand ‘Healthcare, Not Hate’
Montana
Billings Gazette: Intermountain Health to Cut Services in Montana, Others Could Face Same Financial Strain
New York
Buffalo News: Operating Springville Nursing Home Was ‘No Longer Feasible,’ CEO Says
Buffalo News: Nonprofit Nursing Home in Springville Will Close, Union Says
Spectrum News: Union: Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home to Close
WHEC: Newark-Wayne Community Hospital’s Birthing Center Set to Close, Leaving Some Mothers With Longer Drives to Deliver
WROC: ‘We Need This’: Wayne County Families Speak Out Against Newark-Wayne Labor and Delivery Unit Closure
WHAM: Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Outlines Labor and Delivery Challenges During Forum
Finger Lakes 1: Newark-Wayne Birthing Center Closure Faces Growing Opposition as State Review Begins
Spectrum News: Workers Push Back Against Proposed Cuts at Columbia Memorial Hospital
Finger Lakes Daily News: Public Meeting Planned on Newark Hospital Labor Unit Closure
WHEC: RRH Discontinues On-site X-Ray Services at Brighton and Chili Urgent Care Locations
North Carolina
Spectrum News 1: Rep. Davis Appeals for Federal Funds to Reopen Bankrupt Rural Hospital
WRAL: NC’s Rural Hospitals to Feel Impact of Medicaid Cuts
WRAL: Healthcare Providers Brace for Medicaid Cuts. Are Layoffs in Rural NC Next?
Oregon
Lookout Eugene-Springfield: McKenzie-Willamette Poised for Nonprofit Ownership as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Business Journal: Tower Health’s Pottstown, Phoenixville Hospitals Narrow Losses Amid Restructuring
Tennessee
WRCB: ‘We Were Very Inefficient’ Mayor Wamp Speaks on Motivation to Shutter County Health Clinics, Dental Clinic
WUOT: This Tennessee Town’s Only Hospital Closed Without Warning. Two Years Later It Still Hasn’t Reopened.
Texas
Austin American-Statesman: Austin Sexual Assault Survivors Will Need to Leave City Limits for Non-Hospital Exams
Wisconsin
Up North News: Tone-Deaf Tiffany: Source After Source Says Tiffany Is Sacrificing Rural Hospitals for Billionaire Tax Cuts