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Reform Needed for Medicaid DSH
Read moreFederal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments are set to face an $8 billion annual reduction – more than 50 percent – in 2025, 2026... -
Medicare Framework Calls for Important Site-Neutral Reforms
Read moreToday, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a framework for Medicare site-neutral payment reform. The framework acknowledges... -
CBO Estimates Medicare Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs
Read moreIn a much-anticipated release, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published projections estimating it would cost Medicare an additional $35 billion... -
PBM Reform on the Horizon
Read moreIn recent years, lawmakers have increasingly focused on reforms to Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) — the intermediaries owned or hired by insurance... -
Q: Did Trump Propose Deep Medicare Cuts? A: No
Read moreIn a recent report, “The Trump-Vance ‘Concept’ on Health Care,” Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign claims that former President... -
What’s Driving Medicaid Spending?
Read moreIn the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest budget baseline, the agency revised projections of Medicaid enrollment and outlays for the next... -
The Looming Telehealth Flexibilities Deadline
Read moreCongress faces a number of deadlines prior to the end of the year, including the question of whether or not to extend Medicare’s flexible telehealth... -
The Federal Tax Benefits for Nonprofit Hospitals
Read moreMore than half of the nation’s hospitals are designated as “charitable” nonprofit institutions by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), exempting them... -
CMS Finalizes Medicaid Rule Likely to Increase Spending
Read moreIn a rule finalized at the end of April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced significant changes to financing and... -
Maya MacGuineas: The grim future for Medicare and Social Security
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion... -
Event Recap: The Trustees' Reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
Read moreOn May 7, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event to discuss the status of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds... -
Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports detailing the current and future financial status of the trust funds. Our...