The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its efforts to curb the use of provider taxes as directed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA, H.R. 1). In a proposed rule issued last week, CMS announced it would go beyond what the law requires to further restrict the financing mechanism states use to increase...Arizona News
As details come into focus of the federal work requirements that will be imposed on state Medicaid programs next year, health systems are preparing for how the cuts will undermine their bottom line.
The new rules, released earlier this month, detail a much stricter work requirement program than initially predicted, and many recipients...CMS Rules
Last summer, Congressional Republicans rallied to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which funded the Trump administration's agenda largely through cuts and alterations to the Medicaid program. Now, the administration is crafting rules to follow through on the directives in the bill, and is met with protest from provider groups...CMS Rules
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...Arizona News
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...
