06/30/2025

Ohio Hospitals Could Lose Billions under Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Such action would risk closures, many in rural communities

Ohio hospitals stand to lose billions under the proposed federal budget, risking closures and as well as spiking health care prices.

Ohio hospitals could see more than $9 billion in decreased health care spending over the next decade if an estimated 10 million Americans lose insurance coverage under the reconciliation bill, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health research nonprofit, detailed in a new state-by-state analysis.

That newly uninsured population would come primarily from changes to Medicaid.

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