Fitzpatrick and his fellow PA Republicans have pushed an agenda that will strip 310,000 Pennsylvanians of their health care, spike health care costs, and threatens to close hospitals across the Commonwealth
PENNSYLVANIA — Brian Fitzpatrick and his fellow Pennsylvania Republicans have advanced an agenda that threatens Pennsylvanians’ health care — and now his constituents are facing the consequences of his actions.
Reporting last week from the Bucks County Courier Times highlights how the cruel health care funding cuts in Washington Republicans’ One, Big Beautiful Bill — which Fitzpatrick provided the key vote to advance — has put Lower Bucks Hospital at “high risk” of closing.
Fitzpatrick continues to try to hide from his “controversial votes” that have threatened Pennsylvanians’ health care and caused insurance premiums to skyrocket “as higher costs for energy, gas and food strain household budgets” — and Bucks and Montgomery Counties are sick of it.
Come November, Pennsylvanians in Bucks and Montgomery Counties are ready to reject Fitzpatrick’s out-of-touch agenda and elect leaders who will put Pennsylvanians first.
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Jess Rohan
April 14, 2026
- Lower Bucks Hospital and half a dozen other medical centers are at risk of shrinking or closing as result of recent Medicaid cuts, a nonprofit analysis has found.
- An analysis of more than 4,000 U.S. hospitals identified 446 hospitals at “high risk” of closing or reducing services due to federal health care spending cuts passed in last year’s budget bill that will roll out over a decade. Several Bucks County-area facilities, including Lower Bucks Hospital, made the list.
- The analysis, published by the left-leaning consumer advocacy nonprofit Public Citizen, considers hospitals high risk if at least 20% of the hospital’s average “payer mix” came from low-income government programs such as Medicaid and SCHIP from 2022-2024. The hospital’s average net profit margin must have also been negative over those same years.
- Almost 21% of Lower Bucks Hospital’s net patient revenue came from medical assistance in 2024, according to data from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council.
- A spokesperson for Lower Bucks Hospital said there are no current plans to close or reduce services.
- In 2022, a U.S. Census Bureau tract surrounding the hospital was among the few Bucks County communities where more than a quarter of residents said they’re not in good health. Parts of Bristol Township also have the highest uninsured rate in Bucks County.
- Lower Bucks nurses went on strike in 2023, alleging that the hospital was dangerously understaffed. They reached an agreement with Prime Healthcare in 2024 with a contract aimed at addressing staffing.
- “The Public Citizen report reflects the broader national challenges facing hospitals, where reimbursement rates often do not keep pace with the rising cost of delivering care — particularly for those serving the most vulnerable,” a Prime Healthcare spokesperson said. “Changes to Medicaid and other reimbursement programs remain critical to maintaining access for patients.”