Medicaid, congressional budget office and bill
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Long-term care operators are putting their trust in the Senate for better terms after the House passed a budget reconciliation bill.
Republicans defend budget legislation as economic plan to make life more affordable amid fierce partisan battle over social program cuts
The House bill includes SALT cap increases, changes to Medicaid and SNAP and new rules to claim child tax credits.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Delegates advanced a mega bundle of bills designed to shave billions from the federal budget, which Democrats and advocates have said will take resources from the nation’s most vulnerable citizens and hinder social safety nets.
As late-night negotiations on the House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill pushed an expected vote to Thursday, long-term care providers are hoping for some kind of Hail Mary.
As proposed cuts to Medicaid move forward through a federal budget reconciliation bill, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority outlined potential impacts to the state during its Wednesday board meeting, including work requirements and a moratorium on new or increased provider taxes.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a major spending package that would cut funding to some social services and extend a 2017 tax code.
Some $500 billion in cuts to Medicare could be avoided if Congress instructs the White House budget office to disregard the reconciliation package’s debt impact.
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