The One Big Beautiful Bill: A Looming Crisis for Health Equity and Emergency Medicine
Melanie Yates, Peter Yun · 2026
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Melanie Yates and Peter Yun warn about a 2025 United States budget law in this 2026 commentary. The law, nicknamed the One Big Beautiful Bill, cuts federal health spending by more than a trillion dollars and adds work rules and tighter checks to Medicaid. Budget analysts project more than ten million people will lose coverage.
Writing as emergency physicians, the authors expect more uninsured patients to arrive at emergency rooms, sicker and later. A federal law guarantees emergency screening for all, but it pays for none of it and cannot replace steady care. The piece argues the cuts will strain safety-net care and widen health gaps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Melanie Yates, Peter Yun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |