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Maternity wards close across US as Medicaid cuts take effect

Original: "Maternity wards across the # UnitedStates are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal # Medicaid funding take effe

More than 50 maternity wards across the United States have closed since the HR1 bill, widely described as Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill', was announced in July 2025, with at least eight more closures already announced. The closures are being attributed to cuts in federal Medicaid funding, and commentators warn that expectant mothers in affected areas face longer journeys to give birth.

Why now: Fresh reporting links a wave of hospital maternity ward closures to the Medicaid funding cuts in the July 2025 HR1 bill, raising concerns about access to childbirth care.

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• "Maternity wards across the # UnitedStates are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal # Medicaid funding take effect... 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill [Trump's Big Beautiful Bill] was announced in July 2025, with a further eight having announced their… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 10

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