Public Citizen Report: 83 California Hospitals Named on H.R. 1 Closure At-Risk List
Public Citizen released an April 17 report identifying 83 California hospitals (of 446 nationally across 44 states + DC) at heightened risk of closure, service cuts, or layoffs from H.R. 1's $911B Medicaid/CHIP cuts over 10 years. Three named hospitals are in San Diego County. Direct downstream FQHC implication: when local hospitals shed services, FQHC ED-diversion and specialty-referral pipelines collapse — pushing primary care demand into already-strained community health centers. Cross-references prior Neighborhood Healthcare 'hundreds of FQHCs will shut down' warning.
Primary source
OB Rag / Public CitizenAffected FQHCs
FQHC Talent. (2026, April 17). Public Citizen Report: 83 California Hospitals Named on H.R. 1 Closure At-Risk List. Primary source: OB Rag / Public Citizen. Retrieved April 28, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/public-citizen-83-ca-hospitals-closure-risk-april-17-2026
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