On the 65th anniversary of Medicaid, Brooklyn residents — and many of its hospitals – were bracing for the impact of massive federal health spending cuts included in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”

The massive spending bill will likely cost up to 10.9 million Americans their health insurance, according to the Congressional Budget Office , and threatens the futures of hundreds of hospitals — especially safety-net hospitals where many patients rely on Medicaid.

One local safety-net, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Bushwick, is trying to prepare itself — and its patients — for an uncertain future.

“We have been there fighting to keep hospitals like Wyckoff open. But now, they will face these new challenges,” said U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez, during a July 30 pres

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