President Donald Trump officially signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law on Friday, paving the way for a major realignment to New York's health care system.
About $8 billion in cuts to New York’s hospitals and health care systems are expected, according to analysis from the Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA) and the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS). This includes 34,000 lost hospital jobs and an additional 29,000 lost related jobs, which will create a cumulative $14.4 billion in lost hospital-generated economic activity.
About 8,5000 Brooklyn hospital and healthcare workers can lose their jobs if funding is not found, according to estimates from Governor Kathy Hochul.
In addition, 1.5 million individuals in New York will lose their health insurance.
“All New Yorkers deserve access to high-quality health care, it’s that simple,” Hochul said before the bill was signed into law. “Republicans in Washington, including seven representing New York, are trying to rip away this basic human right from New Yorkers and I will not stand by and watch it happen, I’m standing up for our hardworking hospitals and families who rely on this care to survive.”
Estimated Impact of Hospital Cuts in Brooklyn by Congressional District
(Source: Gov. Hochul's Office)
|
District |
Member |
Hospital employment losses |
Total employment losses |
Lost economic activity ($) |
|
7 |
Nydia M. Velázquez (D) |
862 |
1,599 |
(363,593,000) |
|
8 |
Hakeem S. Jeffries (D) |
790 |
1,466 |
(333,226,000) |
|
9 |
Yvette D. Clarke (D) |
1,178 |
2,187 |
(497,231,000) |
|
10 |
Daniel S. Goldman (D) |
1,457 |
2,705 |
(614,953,000) |
|
11 |
Nicole Malliotakis (R) |
654 |
1,213 |
(275,762,000) |
Hospitals will need to curtail critically needed services such as maternity care and psychiatric treatment, not to mention to downsize operations, and even close entirely, Hochul said.
The Community Health Care Association of New York State estimates a direct loss of $300 million for the state’s Community Health Centers, resulting in almost 2,000 layoffs.
"This bill’s massive Medicaid cuts and health insurance eligibility restrictions will do enormous damage to New York State and its hospitals," said Greater New York Hospital Association President Kenneth E. Raske. "Some financially fragile institutions will cease to exist. All patients will be impacted. There is no rationale for this."
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