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- U.S. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will impose Medicaid eligibility and work-requirement rules in states beginning late 2026.
- Since the bill’s announcement in July 2025, 52 maternity wards have closed and eight have announced closures.
- Protect Our Care says 31 rural hospitals with labor-and-delivery services are at risk and may leave 96 counties without care.
