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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Trumpâs âbig, beautiful billâ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze</p><p>Maternity wards across the United States are facing a wave of closures as cuts to federal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/medicaid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Medicaid</a> funding take effect, experts have warned.</p><p>According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/what-is-trump-big-beautiful-bill" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">HR1 bill was announced in July 2025</a>, with a further eight having announced their upcoming closure.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/11/medicaid-cuts-maternity-wards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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