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Dear Friend,

“The cruel Republican budget reconciliation bill will hurt me and my family in many ways. My husband and I live in a rural town where we are fortunate to have a small hospital. Over the last decade, the services the hospital provides have decreased. With the passage of the bill, this hospital will close. The next nearest hospital is over an hour’s drive.” - Laurie, Michigan mom

Everyone should have access to health care when they need it. But Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government instead of fixing the health care crisis they created—and it’s putting whole communities’ access to health care at serious risk!

Quick signature: Tell Republican leaders in Congress to fix the health care crisis, prevent hospital closures, and reopen the federal government! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

→ There's a lot of misinformation about the shutdown. Here's what's really happening:

• Trump and Republicans in Congress have shut down the government because Democrats refuse to further defund health insurance. In fact, instead of negotiating with Democrats to fix our growing health care crisis, save hospitals from closing, and protect life-saving programs, Republicans—who control the U.S. House, the U.S. Senate, and the Oval Office—have shut the government down.

• This is a big deal. When Republicans cut $1 trillion from health care earlier this year, they ripped coverage from over 15 million people and increased health care costs for millions more Americans. [1] As a result, hospitals, maternity wards, and other health care facilities across the nation, in both urban and especially rural areas, are losing critical funds and shuttering their doors. [2] These cuts especially put women’s lives at risk and will disproportionately impact Black, Brown, Indigenous, and rural communities. [3]

• Now, an additional 24 million people who buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace are at risk of seeing their health premiums soar on average by 75%—and a 90% increase in many rural areas—when the enhanced tax credits expire at the end of 2025, IF Republicans keep standing in the way. [4] This will also cause at least 4 million more people to lose coverage and put an even greater strain on our hospital systems. [5]

Quick signature: Tell Republican leaders in Congress to make ACA tax credits permanent and roll back the cuts that will cause hundreds of rural hospitals to close and hurt rural families! *When you click, you’ll automatically sign on if we already have your information.

Rural hospitals were already in crisis—overrun, laying off workers, cutting services, or closing their doors for good. Over the last decade, more than 100 rural hospitals have shut down. [6] These closures leave sick people, seniors, people with disabilities, pregnant people, and cancer patients with no choice but to wait longer and travel further to receive care.

In addition to decreasing access to care and worsening health outcomes, hospital closures hurt local economies. Hospitals create jobs, employing an average of 10 percent of employees in rural counties. [7] Not only that, but rural hospitals sustain jobs outside of the health care field, enabling people and families to live in rural communities that are home to essential sectors like food and energy production. [8]

Add your name! Republican leaders in Congress must take meaningful action to protect hospitals across the nation. Don’t forget to sign on!

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Dear Member of Congress,

Access to affordable health care polls sky high across people of all political parties in every state—and has long been a priority for our nation. But the $1 trillion health care cut made in the budget bill passed this summer will rip coverage from 15 million Americans and close over 300 hospitals, especially in rural areas. In addition, allowing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits to expire will put 24 million people at risk of health premiums soaring on average by 75%—and a 90% increase in many rural areas! Rural hospitals in the U.S. are already struggling—overrun, laying off workers, cutting services, or closing their doors. The cuts to Medicaid and the ACA will further exacerbate a worsening crisis.

Over the last decade, more than 100 rural hospitals have shut down, preventing millions of Americans who live in those communities from accessing emergency and preventive care. These closures leave sick people, seniors, people with disabilities, pregnant people, and cancer patients with no choice but to wait longer and travel further to receive care.

These cuts will also devastate rural economies. Rural hospitals employ an average of 10 percent of employees in rural counties and sustain jobs outside of the health care field, enabling people and families to live in rural communities that are home to essential sectors like food and energy production.

We urge you to fix the health care crisis and reopen the federal government! Reverse the cuts that will cause millions of Americans to lose insurance and hundreds of hospitals to close; and, importantly, make the ACA tax credits permanent.

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Together we are a powerful voice for the health of families.

- Felicia, Donna, Kristin, Olivia and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

References: 
[1] Families USA. Summary of the Big Budget Bill. May 2025. 
[2] Protect Our Care. Hospital Closures Report (2025)
[3] The Commonwealth Fund. Medicaid Cuts Could Increase Maternal Mortality and Jeopardize Women’s Health
[4] KFF. Explaining the Muddle on ACA Tax Credits
[5] NPR. What's behind the health care fight that led to the government shutdown
[6] Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform. Rural Maternity Care Crisis
[7] Protect Our Care. Hospital Closures Report (2025)
[8] National Rural Health Association. Rural Hospitals: The Beating Heart of a Local Economy (2018)

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