Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is warning that Cuyahoga County’s safety-net hospital, MetroHealth System, could “go out of business” if federal Medicaid cuts go through.

In a recent Politico interview , Bibb said the $1 trillion dollars in reductions passed by Congress this summer would devastate urban hospitals like MetroHealth.

"Cleveland is home to our only safety net hospital ... and they could go out of business if these cuts go through," Bibb said.

MetroHealth System spokesperson Rita Andolsen said she had no comment on Bibb's interview, but that the system has no plans to close.

"We are doing and plan to continue to do everything within our power with the partnership of our community to make certain that we continue to provide access to anybody who walks through our doors," she sa

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