Analysis of 4,241 hospitals representing 95 percent of all U.S. acute care hospitals
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* The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, referred to by critics as the "Big Ugly Law", will cut but Medicaid (and CHIP) funding by more than 900 billion over the next decade.
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Hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts in the U.S. 2026, by state
According to a report from 2026, a total of *** hospitals in the United States are at risk of closing or reducing services due to Medicaid funding cuts*. These are mostly concentrated in California, with ** hospitals at risk, followed by New York and Illinois. However, when looking at the share of at-risk hospitals, Connecticut and Maryland are most at stake, with over ** percent of the hospitals in the state in danger of closure.
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Public Citizen, Number of hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts in the United States as of 2026, by state ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1661119/hospitals-at-risk-of-closing-due-to-medicaid-cuts-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts in the United States as of 2026, by state [Graph], Public Citizen, March 31, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1661119/hospitals-at-risk-of-closing-due-to-medicaid-cuts-in-the-us-by-state/
