The Senate Nov. 15 voted 87-11 to pass a continuing resolution (H.R.6363) funding the federal government through early 2024, avoiding a government shutdown when the current CR expires at midnight Friday. The CR, which cleared the House Tuesday, funds four appropriations bills through Jan. 19 and eight appropriations bills through Feb. 2. Importantly, it also delays Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital cuts through Jan. 19; extends authorizations for community health centers, the National Health Service Corps and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education until Jan. 19; delays 2024 cuts to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule; and extends the physician payment work Geographic Practice Cost Indices floor for 2024.  

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The House July 21 passed a continuing resolution that would fund the government through Dec. 4 by a 220-205 vote. The CR does not include extensions of key…
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The AHA provided comments July 21 to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on price transparency, nursing workforce and rural…
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The House Budget Committee July 16 passed a budget resolution by a 20-14 vote along party lines during a markup, paving the way for a new reconciliation bill…
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AHA Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., took the stage July 13 to introduce AHA award winners and a town hall discussion on navigating the 2026 political…
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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health June 25 held a markup session on bills regarding healthcare price transparency, illicit drugs …
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The AHA provided a statement to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today for a hearing titled “Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans:…