Rural Hospitals at Center of Megabill Debate Over Medicaid

Opponents say changes in the GOP megabill will force the closure of hundreds of small hospitals. Proponents say reform is needed to save Medicaid.

Hospital staff members walk down a hall at UCI Medical Center in Orange., Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Rural hospitals have become the poster child for opponents of President Donald Trump’s Megabill, as both Republicans and Democrats fear changes to Medicaid will force the closure of hundreds of the small, financially challenged institutions.

For Democrats, this represents a strategic change in their opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.