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Hospitals in Pennsylvania and across the country are bracing for severe and devastating impact to access to care following the enactment of the federal budget reconciliation bill last week.

Harrisburg, PA (July 3, 2025)—HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings released the following statement about final passage of federal budget reconciliation legislation.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) delivers significant risks to Pennsylvania’s health care system—especially hospitals—and will hurt, not help, our economy.

HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings released the following statement about the U.S. Senate’s passage of budget reconciliation legislation.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s proposed changes to federal budget reconciliation legislation would slash funding to stabilize Pennsylvania’s struggling rural hospitals, undermining recent initiatives by state leaders to protect health care access in rural communities.

Sweeping Medicaid cuts proposed by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee would cost Pennsylvania 94,800 more jobs and $12.8 billion more in lost economic impact over the next decade than budget reconciliation legislation passed by the U.S. House.

HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings released the following statement about the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s budget reconciliation legislation.

Pennsylvania would lose hundreds of thousands of jobs and tens of billions in economic impact if Congress enacts sweeping cuts to Medicaid spending, an analysis by the American Hospital Association found.

The tug of war between potential cost savings via cuts and preserving Medicaid reveal ramifications to maternal health. A new report by The Commonwealth Fund finds that cuts would erode maternal health access, quality, and equity and leave providers at risk of closure.

HAP and the Pennsylvania Provider Advocacy Coalition (PAPAC) convened a Medicaid briefing on Wednesday for staff and lawmakers from over 40 legislative offices, reflecting bipartisan interest in Medicaid's critical role within Pennsylvania's health care system.