Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could lead to 16 000 extra deaths a year, say researchers

Trump's "big beautiful bill" could lead to 16 000 extra deaths a year, say researchers Elisabeth MahaseCuts outlined in the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act could leave 7.6 million more people uninsured, force an extra 1.3 million people to go without the medications they need, and lead to more than 16 000 additional deaths a year, a study has shown. 1

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BMJ
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2025-06-17
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r1250
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5
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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could lead to 16 000 extra deaths a year, say researchers

Elisabeth Mahase
5 citations
BMJ
Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
13.82
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Trump’s “big beautiful bill” could lead to 16 000 extra deaths a year, say researchers

Elisabeth Mahase
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Abstract

Trump's "big beautiful bill" could lead to 16 000 extra deaths a year, say researchers Elisabeth MahaseCuts outlined in the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act could leave 7.6 million more people uninsured, force an extra 1.3 million people to go without the medications they need, and lead to more than 16 000 additional deaths a year, a study has shown. 1

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Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
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