More than 900 hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes across the United States are now at risk of closure, or have already begun cutting services, as massive federal Medicaid spending reductions from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act loom over the American healthcare system.
The footprint of the crisis expands significantly when accounting for all medical providers. While a March 2026 Public Citizen report focused strictly on 446 high-risk acute care hospitals, Protect Our Care's broader tracking, which includes community clinics and nursing homes, now places the total number of impacted facilities at 900. Throughout the country, maternity wards, mental health centres, and rural emergency rooms remain the hardest hit by these financial strains.
