The shutdown continues, plus the latest on 340B
HFMA Senior Editor Nick Hut and HFMA Policy Director Shawn Stack discuss the latest in healthcare finance news.
Small hospitals take biggest hit in Medicare bad debt pay cut
Small, rural, critical access hospitals (CAHs) would be disproportionately affected by proposed cuts to Medicare bad debt payments, which could save the federal government $42 billion over 10 years.
Hospital advocates optimistic Congress will extend ACA subsidies
Hospital advocates remain optimistic that Congress will extend extra individual marketplace subsidies, despite Republican opposition, as they recognize the potential political exposure of allowing them to expire before the 2026 mid-term elections.
Hospitals seek to mitigate $1.1 trillion in federal healthcare spending cuts
Hospitals and health systems face large federal funding cuts from the recently enacted reconciliation law, but advocates and observers believe there are opportunities to mitigate them through legislative efforts, state initiatives, and potential rollbacks.
Trump administration cuts to CMS staff raise concerns from Democratic lawmakers
Democrats are pushing back against the Trump administration's cuts to CMS' 6,700-employee staff, which they claim may adversely affect the functioning of the U.S. healthcare system, citing concerns that the firings will have a direct and negative impact on the health care of millions of Americans.
What Medicaid cuts hospital executives see as more likely
Health system leaders are urging Congress to minimize Medicaid cuts, with enrollee-focused cuts such as work requirements and tightening of enrollment standards for criteria and verification being more likely at this point.