***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 17, 2025 AT 3 PM***
House Democrats Launch ‘Save Our Hospitals’ Week as Republicans Push Unprecedented Health Care Cuts That Could Shut Down 338 Rural Hospitals, Threatening Care, Jobs, and Local Economies
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 3 pm EST, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, will join former Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Meena Bewtra MD, PhD, MPH with Doctors for America, and Protect Our Care to kick off Save Our Hospitals Week as Republicans continue jamming through their Big, Ugly Bill. This GOP bill will take health care coverage away from 16 million Americans by making the largest cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in history, all so Republicans can fund tax breaks for the wealthy and large corporations. Not only will hardworking families lose coverage, but 338 rural hospitals across the country will be at risk of shutting down. As a result, Americans across the country would have to travel further for care and face longer wait times. If Republicans succeed, they’ll strip care and vital services from small towns and rural communities across the country, force job cuts, cripple state economies, and throw our health care system into chaos.
PRESS CALL:
WHO:
U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06)
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Meena Bewtra, MD, PhD, MPH, Doctors for America
Leslie Dach, Chair, Protect Our Care
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHERE: Register for the Event Here.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 3 PM EST