President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" slashed education aid, which threatens to inflate labor costs for healthcare providers.

Regulations setting fiscal 2026 Medicare payment rates for hospitals, nursing homes and other inpatient providers are due any day.

The pledges will involve principles around patient and provider access to health information, and data sharing standards.

Dr. Bruce Siegel, outgoing president and CEO of America's Essential Hospitals, will focus on trying to limit the tax law’s potential damage to providers.