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.

But public outcry over Medicaid cuts led Republicans to include a provision that will provide $10 billion annually to buttress rural hospitals over the next five years, or $50 billion in total. Many rural hospital advocates are wary that it won’t be enough to cover the shortfall.

A Republican megabill cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid, risking closures for hospitals that serve some of America’s most vulnerable. Rural hospitals in the U.S. already operate on a razor’s edge, but new cuts to Medicaid in the Republican appropriations bill could tip many of them into failure.

Republican Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN) attempted to justify his support for the 2026 budget bill, which includes cuts to Medicaid, as ultimately benefiting his state. Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Fleischmann said that if Republicans can "grow the economy" with President Donald Trump's tax cuts,

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice (R) says he is a “no” on the amendment proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to stop able-bodied adults without dependent children from receiving the 9-to-1 federal

The GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ signed by President Trump, cuts Medicaid and SNAP benefits to fund tax breaks and border security. Millions could be affected by the upcoming changes.