A hospital/clinic in southwest Nebraska announced its closure on Thursday specifically citing the Big Beautiful Bill, which just passed at this very moment as the reason for it, KLKN reports.
“Unfortunately, the current financial environment, driven by anticipated federal budget cuts to Medicaid, has made it impossible for us to continue operating all of our services, many of which have faced significant financial challenges for years,” said Troy Bruntz, CEO of the Community Hospital in Curtis, Nebraska, a town of about 900, and a 39 minute drive from the second closest hospital in Gothenburg, Nebraska, on I-91. God knows how many people in other towns further south or west of Curtis rely on that hospital. Everyone knows who most of them voted for, however.