The Big Ugly Bill Has Passed. What Does it Mean?

By Neal

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51,000 Lives Lost A Year According to researchers at Yale and University of Pennsylvania, provisions included in the bill (including cuts and policy changes related to Medicaid, Medicare, and Nursing Home staffing) could lead to more than 51,000 deaths annually. Not 51,000 deaths total- 51,000 lives lost every single year these cuts are in place.
These deaths are preventable These estimated 51,000 lives lost every year are preventable deaths, caused by the loss of healthcare from the Big Ugly Bill. We have the resources to prevent this devastating loss- but Republicans are choosing to let it happen.
Millions of Americans will lose insurance 10.9 million more Americans will become uninsured as a result of the Big Ugly Bill by 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The Healthcare Sector Loses Big $$$ $1 Trillion, to be exact, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That’s money coming out of hospitals, cancer treatment, and more.
States face steep cuts [Chart] Illinois: $48 billion (20% of funding) Indiana: $23 billion (15% of funding) Missouri: $17 billion (14% of funding) Kansas: $4 billion (11% of funding)
In Illinois, These cuts would hurt: 40% of births 35% of children 16% of aged 19-64 adults 40% of working age adults with disabilities 18% of Medicare beneficiaries 69% of nursing home residents All covered by Medicaid in Illinois.
Over a million people will lose their jobs 1.2 Million jobs could be lost nationwide by 2029 due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts. State % Percentage of Jobs Lost by 2029 Illinois: 0.80% Indiana: 0.80% Missouri: 0.70% Kansas: 0.40%
Safety Net Hospitals will pay big costs Safety nets and other essential hospitals will face tens of billions of dollars in increased costs for uncompensated care, according to America’s Essential Hospitals. This will devastate hospitals that provide critical care to patients who cannot afford to go elsewhere. More than half of safety net hospitals’ patients are on Medicaid in IL, and 10 Chicago safety nets have over 70% of patients on Medicaid.
Rural hospitals will close Nearly 800 rural hospitals in the US are at risk of closure due to financial troubles; 40% of those are at immediate risk, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. [Chart] State. % Percentage of Rural Hospitals At Risk of Closure. % Percentage At Risk of Immediate Closure IL: 22% 11% IN: 9% 9% MO: 43% 17% KS: 66% 29%