Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities

Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities

January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing

Text of the Report (PDF)

Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest report monitoring the consequences of Donald Trump and Republicans' health care agenda, with a focus on the fallout of the Republican Big Ugly Bill.

After Trump and Republicans gutted more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in July 2025, a growing number of health care clinics are closing, workers are being laid off, patients are losing insurance coverage, and states are scrambling to fill budget gaps.

"America's health care system continues to take body blows thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress," Wyden said. "As Republicans pat themselves on the back for ramming through their Big Ugly Bill to fund an ICE surge and tax breaks for their billionaire buddies, health care providers and American families across our country are feeling the strain from these health care cuts."

"Americans are losing health care coverage, costs are going up, and hospitals are closing around the country in the devastating wake of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill," Pallone said. "Republicans sold out hardworking American families, took away their health care, and jacked up costs all so they could give giant tax breaks to their billionaire friends and big corporations."

While Republicans gaslight Americans about the harms brought by their draconian cuts, this January health care report highlighted that new moms, kids, rural communities, people with disabilities, safety-net providers, and working families are being left behind.

• Hospitals, clinics, and other essential services are closing their doors. 17 Hospital closures, clinic closures, and service reductions across 9 states, including Tennessee, Idaho, Indiana, and Kansas.
• Essential workers are taking pay cuts or losing their jobs altogether. 1,053 employees laid off across 9 states, including Idaho, Kansas, and Wyoming due to budget cuts.
• Americans are shouldering higher health care costs. 1.2 million Americans so far who dropped their ACA health insurance because Republicans refused to extend tax credits causing premiums to skyrocket.

Wyden and Pallone have led the opposition to Donald Trump and Republicans' health care cuts. They released a report outlining the impact of Republican health care policies on Americans' health care from the time of enactment of the Big Ugly Bill through the end of December 2025. Earlier this year, Wyden and Pallone demanded the Trump administration restore key measures of childhood health and well-being.

The text of the report is here.

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