Last month, President Trump signed into law the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes a 12% cut to Medicaid spending. For Season 2, the creative team has relied on their calls with hundreds of medical professionals to predict the immediate concerns for hospitals within the next year.

plans to make sure that Dr. Robby is fighting for a better hospital in The Pitt. According to the show's executive producers, season 2 will include the government's recent changes to Medicaid coverage, as well as criticisms of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."

Noah Wyle is back, and he teamed up again with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to bring viewers a fresh look at the healthcare system. Their new series, “The Pitt,” explored the serious challenges facing medicine today,

The Pitt showrunner R. Scott Gemmill and producer John Wells reveal season 2 will tackle Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" and Medicaid cuts in its story.

"You don’t have to take a political position to discuss what the impact is actually going to be," executive producer John Wells says about The Pitt's next outing.

Noah Wyle is back with executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill to revisit the state of the healthcare system. They wanted to show how much has changed, and worsened, especially after the pandemic and a wave of misinformation that has led many people to distrust medical experts.