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Bronx rally outside Lincoln Hospital protests federal Medicaid cuts, urges Gov. Hochul to act
Summary
Community groups, health workers and a campaigner rallied at Lincoln Hospital after a federal measure the transcript calls the "1 Big Beautiful Bill Act" was signed, which speakers said would cut $1,000,000,000,000 from Medicaid over 10 years and has led to notices that hundreds of thousands could lose coverage.
Bronx — Community groups, health care workers and elected‑official allies rallied outside Lincoln Hospital on July 4 to protest a federal measure the speakers called the "1 Big Beautiful Bill Act," which they said President Donald Trump signed and which they described as cutting $1,000,000,000,000 from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Organizers and speakers urged Gov. Kathy Hochul to reverse the move and restore funding to local health programs.
Speakers at the event said the cuts have immediate consequences. The reporter said 450,000 New Yorkers were notified they would lose initial plan coverage effective July 1; one rally speaker later cited an estimated 500,000 people who could be affected. Organizers said the figures show the change would have a broad, rapid effect on access to care in New York City.
The rally organizers framed the event as especially urgent for the Bronx, which speakers described as among the least healthy parts of New York State. A resident speaker said the borough has “experienced disinvestment” for decades and accused policymakers of compounding long‑standing harms. “This is not a moment to be taking anything away,” the resident said.
A different speaker warned of severe consequences if services are reduced, saying, "When I first heard about Trump's devastating cuts to health care, $1,000,000,000,000, I knew immediately that people were gonna die." The comment was presented as the speaker's assessment of the likely human toll if coverage and services were reduced.
Another speaker appealed directly to Gov. Hochul on housing and food security as well as health care, arguing the proposed cuts would drive evictions and worsen food insecurity while diminishing access to medical care. The same speaker identified themselves in the transcript as running for New York state comptroller and said they stood in solidarity with community groups at the rally.
Organizers urged supporters to visit taxtherichny.com for ways to take action. The reporter on scene identified themselves as Kyrie Moody, reporting for BronxNet.
What the record shows and what is unclear: the transcript identifies the measure by the name used above and includes the dollar figure and the two different counts cited by speakers (450,000 and 500,000); the reporting in the transcript does not provide a document or independent confirmation of the notice letters described, nor does it show any formal state action taken in response to the rally.
