The Medicaid cuts in legislation will mean the loss of critical funding for hospitals, which the group said would "bury hospitals under the burden of uncompensated care, and force hundreds of hospitals to close their doors.”
“Donald Trump's so-called big beautiful bill would enact the largest cut to Medicaid in history, slashing over $400 billion from our hospitals and putting care for everyone at risk,” the ad states. “The ambulance may come, but it won’t matter if they have nowhere to take you.”
The ad and report are part of the group’s broader $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign and mark the start of an advocacy week focused exclusively on the impact to hospitals.
The House-passed legislation cuts billions from Medicaid. Rural hospitals would be hardest hit, as they rely heavily on Medicaid to serve a population that tends to be poorer and sicker than average. Protect Our Care noted that more than 330 hospitals could be forced to close or scale back their services.
The group’s effort comes as Senate Republicans gear up to debate their version of the bill. Text released by the Senate Finance Committee late Monday would put harsh restrictions on Medicaid provider taxes and state directed payments, both of which are tactics states use to boost Medicaid funding to providers.
