April 21, 2025- Over the last few years, there has been increasing pressure on the U.S. health care system: this includes issues related to hospital staffing, as well as financial and operational challenges that have led to many health care facilities closing and reducing vital services like emergency and obstetric care, according to Time Magazine. Now, the Trump administration’s tariffs place more strain on an industry already grappling with mounting financial and operational pressures, according to MedCity News. Even though Trump paused most reciprocal tariffs for 90 days last week, hospitals are still bracing for the effects of these trade regulations. Since the goods hospitals need are a necessity, hospitals are left with little choice but to deal with the increased costs — which experts warn could significantly exacerbate the instability of hospitals’ bottom lines, according to MedCity News.