Medicaid
As Congress weighs significant changes and cuts to Medicaid, the AHA today hosted a Capitol Hill briefing for congressional staff featuring hospital and health system leaders discussing the importance of Medicaid for patients and hospitals.
The House Budget Committee May 16 voted 21-16 against advancing the fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation bill, with five Republicans joining all Democrats in voting “no.”
Three key House committees — Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture — after long debates and discussions this week advanced their portions of a massive reconciliation bill aimed at realizing President Trump’s legislative agenda.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee today advanced by a 30-24 vote along party lines its portion of the fiscal year 2025 reconciliation bill following a markup that lasted more than 24 hours.
The States Issues Forum featured a compelling panel discussion with Jared Kosin, President and CEO of the Alaska Hospital & Healthcare Association; Neda Jasemi, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD); and Shelby Kerns, Executive Director of the National…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 12 issued a proposed regulation that would change how states may structure provider taxes for purposes of generating revenue for their Medicaid programs.
The Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare May 13 released a new 30-second television and digital advertisement about a family considering whether it can afford to send an elderly relative to a nursing home if Congress makes cuts to Medicaid.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 13 launched a new strategy focused on three pillars: promoting evidence-based prevention, empowering people to achieve their health goals, and driving choice and competition.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) May 12 released a proposed rule that would modify federal regulations on health care-related taxes that states use to help finance their Medicaid programs (“provider taxes”).
The House Energy and Commerce Committee May 11 released bill text in advance of its May 13 markup. The committee has been instructed to reduce deficits by $880 billion, with significant Medicaid cuts being considered.