FY 2025 budget reconciliation bill

Federal Health Policy Update for May 15

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for May 9-15. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress: Reconciliation House Energy and Commerce Committee Charged with finding $880 billion in federal spending cuts over the next ten years, the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week produced legislative language to be included in a House reconciliation bill that would achieve that objective. The committee’s cost-cutting provisions include: Freezing state Medicaid provider taxes at their current level, prohibiting the establishment of new provider taxes, modifying the criteria CMS uses to determine [...]

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