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Medicaid cuts and hospital closure risk

March 31, 2026Ian Weissman, DO, Dutch Rojas

Ian Weissman and Dutch Rojas discuss hospitals at risk from Medicaid cuts, with Rojas adding that hospitals also face high retail insurance costs across multiple lines, compounding financial strain.

Nearly 450 hospitals are at risk of shutting down due to Medicaid cuts.
400 hospitals at risk because of Medicaid cuts.
Here’s what NBC left out: these hospitals pay retail on every insurance line.
Ian Weissman, DO
Dutch Rojas
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