Claim: Rural hospitals are closing because of "Biden Policies"

Veracity: FALSE

Reality: Due to cuts enacted by the Trump administration's signature megabill (also known as the "Big Beautiful Bill"), rural health providers that rely on Medicaid funding have been struggling to continue operations with many being forced to close.

• JD Vance: "Under Biden administration policies there are a lot of small town rural hospitals that [are] getting shut down and that are struggling" (2025-09-29)

• https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/politics/rural-healthcare-one-big-beautiful-bill
• https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2025-06-13-rural-hospitals-risk-cuts-medicaid-would-further-threaten-access
• https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/01/critics-warn-of-gop-megabills-threat-to-rural-hospitals-in-georgia-as-it-clears-the-us-senate/
• https://www.protectourcare.org/hospital-crisis-watch-rural-communities-are-losing-their-lifelines-as-hospitals-clinics-and-care-facilities-close-due-to-gop-cuts/