Sweeping budget and spending law leaves millions uninsured, while adding trillions to federal deficit

Already struggling WV hospitals brace for costly budget reconciliation law impacts

The West Virginia Hospital Association and independent analysts predict costly consequences from sweeping Medicaid cuts built into the Republican budget reconciliation law, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Hospital advocates hope to undo the law's most concerning provisions, which threaten hospital closures and an exodus of health professionals out of West Virginia.

Sweeping budget and spending law leaves millions uninsured, while adding trillions to federal deficit

The federal legislation dubbed by Republicans as the “Big, Beautiful Bill” is poised to trigger a seismic shift in the U.S. healthcare and fiscal landscape.