Across the country and in Arizona, hospitals both urban and rural are preparing for Medicaid cuts, which are anticipated to significantly compromise the delivery of care for safety net providers.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, is projected to reduce federal spending on the Medicaid program by $900...
Late last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance on how it intends to implement restrictions on Medicaid provider taxes, as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald Trump earlier this year. The guidance outlines a transition timeline for states to...
States have until November 5 to submit applications for the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion fund for rural hospitals to support budgets and underwrite infrastructure costs. But the funding is unlikely to be enough to stave off the looming financial crisis brought on by cuts made in this year's landmark spending bill,...
Hospitals are bracing for the incoming effects of Medicaid cuts contained in the Trump administration's signature legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed earlier this year. Health systems are beginning to review pediatric care in preparation for Medicaid cuts driving emergency department overcrowding.
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The webinar covers the brass tacks of the program's changes, like structure, compliance, verification and expectations. It then goes on to cover implementation considerations like harm limitations and a deep dive into work requirement exemptions and medical frailty.
President Donald Trump's signature legislation for his second...National News
Republicans are on the defensive against criticism of the Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump earlier this summer.
Representative David Schweikert of Arizona told the Arizona Republic in an interview that the cuts were simply the responsible thing to do and will...
The potential side effects and prescriptive outcomes of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) are coming to light.
The bill will reduce the deficit on balance by $366 billion between 2025 and 2036 and decrease direct spending by $1.2 trillion, according to the most recent estimates by the Congressional Budget Office. The bulk of this...
Healthcare providers across the nation and in Arizona are bracing for the potential impacts from Medicaid cuts as lawmakers scramble to clean up the big, ugly mess caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
Although more than two million Arizonans rely on and receive health coverage from the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment...
Last week, President Donald Trump signed the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill into law, representing the single largest cut to government health programs in history.
The Medicaid cuts will not be evenly distributed and some states will be more significantly impacted than others. Virginia, Louisiana, Nevada, Illinois and New Jersey are...
Centene threw out its earnings guidance for the year after projections showed that the company will make $1.8 billion less than expected through the exchange risk-adjustment program.
In a news release on Tuesday, Centene announced that a report by the independent actuarial firm Wakely found that 22 of the company's 29 Marketplace...
On Monday, the U.S. Senate passed its own version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump's signature legislation. The bill contains heavy cuts to the Medicaid program and other changes to U.S. healthcare infrastructure and government payment systems, but the bill must be reconciled in the House before it can go to the...
The National Rural Health Association partnered with Manatt Health to review the effects that the Medicaid cuts proposed in the reconciliation One Big Beautiful Bill Act (BBB) would have on health care delivery in rural areas. It found that the reduction in Medicaid reimbursement could result in hospital closures.
The report...
More details have emerged on the potential impacts that Medicaid cuts contained in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) could have on Americans and state economies.
The House passed budget reconciliation bill contains significant changes to Medicaid eligibility, including provisions that would require proof of work or intent to work...
On Monday, Republicans in the U.S. Senate released their own version of legislation for President Donald Trump's agenda. The bill would cut Medicaid even more aggressively than the bill passed by the House of Representatives but eases up on subjects that are not health related.
The new proposal released by the Senate Finance Committee...National News
Analysis and reactions to the Trump administration's agenda legislation is rolling in as the Senate begins to consider and edit the House-passed bill.
KFF projects Arizona will experience a 3 to 4% increase in the uninsured population if the bill is passed, based on national estimates by the Congressional Budget Office. This increases...
The Republican spending bill has spent the week under review after succeeding through the House of Representatives last week.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its findings on the bill that aims to slash government spending in order to float massive tax cuts promised by the Trump administration. Modern Healthcare reports...
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation package with significant changes for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace as part of what President Donald Trump's calls a "big beautiful" spending vision for his second term in office.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the part...
A new report demonstrates the importance of Medicaid for childbirth in rural communities.
The new paper by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families examined the role of Medicaid in coverage for women of childbearing age living in small towns and rural areas, expounding on prior research that found a higher reliance...
This week, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a "big, beautiful" behemoth spending package for President Donald J. Trump's agenda. The bill includes proposals that aim to curb Medicaid spending through programs like work requirements and ending the provider tax.
Locating the cuts within Medicaid was tricky for...National News
Congressional Republicans have reached a tentative agreement on the shape that a budget reconciliation bill could take, and it includes significant changes to healthcare funding with Medicaid cuts at the center of the plan. The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a legislative text that includes work and reporting requirements...
