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GOP Medicaid Cuts Prompt Nebraska Clinic Closure and Put 760 Hospitals at Risk

President Trump’s imminent approval of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enshrines Medicaid reductions that have forced Curtis Medical Center to wind down operations, triggering alarms nationwide over rural hospital futures.

FILE - A car enters the drive at Day Kimball Hospital, July 18, 2022 in Putnam, Conn. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before walking across the South Lawn of the White House to board Marine One en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., and on to Florida, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Washington.
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Overview

  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed Congress on July 3 and offsets permanent tax cuts and immigration enforcement funding with deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance.
  • Community Hospital in McCook announced this week that Curtis Medical Center in Curtis, Nebraska will close in the coming months because reduced Medicaid reimbursements no longer cover its operating expenses.
  • Jed Hansen of the Nebraska Rural Health Association warns that six hospitals in the state face closure or conversion to rural emergency facilities within one to two years under the new funding structure.
  • Becker’s Hospital Review analysis indicates roughly 760 hospitals across the country are now at risk of shutdown or service reduction due to the rollback of federal Medicaid support.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders condemned the bill as a dark day for rural America, cautioning that Curtis Medical Center may be the first of many community hospitals to close.