This major MS Coast hospital could be forced to close, report says. Here’s why
Medicaid funding cuts could force certain Mississippi hospitals, including one on the Coast, to close, according to a March report by consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.
The report analyzed the impact of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on hospitals across the country, finding 446 hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts.
The cuts will reduce federal Medicaid spending by about $911 billion and increase the number of uninsured people by 10 million, according to a KFF analysis.
Here’s how the legislation will impact Mississippi hospitals.
Coast hospital identified as at-risk of closure
The report identified the Biloxi Regional Medical Center as one of the Mississippi hospitals at risk of closing due to the Medicaid cuts.
Hospitals were considered at risk if they had the following, according to the analysis which used data from 2022 to 2024:
1. At least 20% of patients are on Medicaid, SCHIP, and Low Income Government Program
2. The hospital has negative net profit margins
Biloxi Regional Medical Center was renamed Memorial Hospital Biloxi during a 2025 acquisition by Merit Health Biloxi. The report was unclear if the hospital is still at risk of closing under the new ownership.
What other MS hospitals are at risk of closing?
These six Mississippi hospitals at risk of closing due to Medicaid cuts, according to the Public Citizen report:
- Biloxi Regional Medical Center, renamed Memorial Hospital Biloxi in 2025
- Central Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson
- Baptist Medical Center in Yazoo
- Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland
- Northwest Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale
- Monroe Regional Hospital in Aberdeen
Which states had the highest number of at-risk hospitals?
These are the top three states with hospitals at risk of closing, according to the analysis:
1. California, 83 hospitals
2. New York, 45 hospitals
3. Illinois, 28 hospitals
How did consumer advocacy group find at-risk hospitals?
Public Citizen’s list of at-risk hospitals came from an analysis of 2022 through 2024 data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services which includes 4,468 hospitals nationwide, analysts said.
