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Senate May Delay Implementation Of Provider Tax Phase Down, Floor Vote Expected This Weekend

21 hours ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Sigi Ris |Dorothy Mills-Gregg

The final Senate reconciliation text expected late Friday (June 27) evening before a vote over the weekend could include a delayed version of the provider tax reductions that were axed earlier in the week by the Senate parliamentarian, according to recent reports that also said the final draft could include the rural hospital fund, which some senators have pushed to address concerns the bill’s Medicaid cuts would financially damage rural facilities.
Provider Tax In Limbo Following Senate Parliamentarian’s Byrd Ruling

1 day ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Dorothy Mills-Gregg |Sigi Ris

President Donald Trump and Senate health committee Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) are calling for a return to the House proposal to freeze Medicaid provider taxes after the Senate parliamentarian nixed senators’ plans to reduce how much states can use to inflate their Medicaid contribution -- but Sens.
Senators Explore Rural Solution To Offset Reconciliation Medicaid Cuts

3 days ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Dorothy Mills-Gregg |Sigi Ris

Senate leadership is floating by governors the creation of a rainy day fund for rural clinics in an effort to appease lawmakers who are torn over the breadth of Medicaid cuts being considered in the upper chamber’s reconciliation bill -- a concern that’s now spread to 16 House Republicans who vowed Tuesday (June 24) to oppose the upper chamber’s version if the cuts go beyond those in the House bill -- all as Republicans aim to meet the White House’s July 4 deadline.
Senators Explore Adding Rural Hospital Financial Support In Reconciliation

1 week ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Dorothy Mills-Gregg |Sigi Ris

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) are floating the idea of dedicating funds for rural hospitals in response to growing concerns among senators that the Senate reconciliation bill’s phase down of Medicaid provider taxes would cut billions in federal funding from rural facilities.
Justice, Hawley Urge Senators To Return To Provider Tax Freeze

1 week ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Dorothy Mills-Gregg |Sigi Ris

Senators should stay with the House reconciliation bill’s provision to freeze provider taxes rather than the reduction unveiled in last night’s Senate Finance Committee bill, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) told Inside Health Policy on Tuesday (June 17) -- the same day Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz met with senators to express their support of Congress’ progress on reconciliation.
Senate Finance Reconciliation Draft Phases Down Provider Taxes, State Directed Payments

1 week ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Dorothy Mills-Gregg |Amy Lotven |Sigi Ris

States that have expanded Medicaid would have their allowable use of provider taxes phased down to 3.5% by 2031 under the Senate Finance Committee’s reconciliation bill released Monday (June 16) along with a 10% phase down of state directed payments each year until they meet Medicare rates -- imposing deeper Medicaid cuts than the House-passed bill, drawing protests from hospital groups and a key swing vote senator Monday night.
Crapo Lays Out Reconciliation Options in Closed-Door Meeting, But Senators Offer Few Details On Possible Medicaid, Medicare Provisions

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Jalen Brown |Sigi Ris

Republican senators emerged from a closed-door conference meeting Wednesday (June 11) intended to review the Senate Finance Committee’s forthcoming reconciliation text but with no new information on the hot-button health care issues, instead telling reporters the discussion was just a general overview of all the options.
SFC Reconciliation Language On Deck, Cassidy Plugs His MA Bill, ACIP Panel Removed

2 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Amy Lotven |Jessica Karins |Sigi Ris

The Senate Finance Committee could have its reconciliation language out as early as this week, according to reports that indicate key Senate Republicans are breaking into smaller groups to hash out language on Medicaid, including whether to keep or change the House -- passed provisions that freeze states’ ability to charge new provider taxes or raise existing ones and that cap state-directed payments.
BMA Pushes Back As GOP Senators Broach MA Cuts In Reconciliation Talks

3 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Sigi Ris |Amy Lotven

With Republican senators now open to cuts to Medicare, and some already suggesting that upcoding by Medicare Advantage plans should be stemmed, the lobby representing MA plans warns that going after the program would “break a promise to the more than 34 million seniors who rely on it.”
House Passes SUPPORT Act Amid Dem Concerns About SAMHSA Cuts

3 weeks ago | insidehealthpolicy.com | Sigi Ris

In a bipartisan vote Wednesday (June 4), the House passed legislation reauthorizing the signature 2018 opioid response SUPPORT Act, which expired in 2023 and has yet to receive full reauthorization.