White House previews Medicare budget proposals for FY 2024
The president’s fiscal year 2024 budget will propose policies to keep Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund solvent for at least an additional 25 years by directing additional Medicare taxes and savings from prescription drug reforms to the HI Trust Fund, the White House announced today. According to the latest annual report by the Medicare Trustees, the fund currently has sufficient funds to pay full benefits until 2028.
Among other Medicare provisions, the president’s budget will propose to eliminate cost-sharing for three behavioral health visits per year; require parity between physical health and mental health coverage; lower out-of-pocket costs for drugs subject to price negotiation; and cap Part D cost-sharing for certain generic drugs, the White House said.
The president’s FY 2024 budget is expected to be publicly released on March 9, with additional detail on March 13. AHA members will receive additional information on the president’s budget as those details are released.