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The Worst Piece of Health Care Legislation Ever

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.4626

August 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This JAMA forum discusses the cuts to US health care spending in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and their impacts on Medicare and Medicaid recipients, physicians, and hospitals, particularly those in rural areas.

Corresponding Author: David M. Cutler, PhD, Department of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 1805 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138 (dcutler@fas.harvard.edu).

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