Greater Nashua
St. Joe’s leadership asks Goodlander and Pappas to protect healthcare
NASHUA - One month after President Donald Trump signed H.R. 1 into law, administrators at St. Joseph Hospital are leery of what lies ahead. The U.S. Senate voted 51-50 on July 1 to approve the 887-page bill with Vice President JD Vance casting the deciding vote. Two days later, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 218-212 to send the bill to the Oval Office. Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill into law on the Fourth of July. H.R. 1 is expected to cut Medicaid by $880 billion by 2034 and put 15 million Americans at risk of losing healthcare coverage – a figure that rivals the population of New England. In Nashua alone, there are 16,778 residents who rely on Medicaid, many of whom are children. H.R. 1 is also projected to add $3 trillion to the National Debt during the next 10 years. According to the National Debt Clock, America’s debt is currently the highest in the world ...
