Last Stand for Rural Hospitals as Senate Vote Looms

The Clock is Ticking: Senate Republican leaders are racing to pass their version of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" with a vote potentially happening within days—giving rural America an extremely narrow window to prevent a healthcare catastrophe. With senators already expressing alarm over the devastating cuts to rural hospitals, these next few days represent the last chance to stop legislation that would accelerate hospital closures across small-town America while extending tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthiest Americans.