The House Budget Committee May 16 voted 21-16 against advancing the fiscal year 2025 budget reconciliation bill, with five Republicans joining all Democrats in voting “no.” Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., voted against the package during a markup. Negotiations are expected to continue throughout the weekend. House Republican leadership hopes to bring the bill for a vote before the entire chamber before Memorial Day.   

 
The House Energy and Commerce Committee May 14 advanced its portion of the bill with significant changes and cuts to Medicaid. The House Ways and Means Committee May 14 also advanced its part of the bill, which included measures impacting health care. 

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The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living has launched the first phase of its Health at Home Challenge, a competition to…
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The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission approved recommendations it will issue to Congress in its June report on oversight and increased…
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The AHA shared the following statement with the media in response to a report released May 7 by Families USA.   “This report is long on rhetoric and…
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The House April 29 passed a Senate-approved budget resolution by a 215-211 vote. Now that the House and Senate have passed…
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The AHA April 23 released a blog responding to a report issued April 22 by Paragon Health Institute. The blog highlights how the report relies on a long list…
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In think‑tank reports, like the one released this week by Paragon Health Institute, hospitals are often reduced to abstractions — payment rates, charts,…