Budget Reconciliation
Reconciliation is a complicated budget tool that gives Congress a fast-track mechanism to avoid the Senate filibuster and pass partisan legislation.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., has withdrawn his amendment to the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill. This withdrawal comes after a vigorous advocacy campaign by the AHA, with the great assistance of our members, to urge senators to vote no on the amendment.
The AHA June 29 sent a letter to senators urging them to amend the budget reconciliation bill before its final passage in the Senate. The Senate version of the bill proposes even greater cuts to Medicaid than the House-passed version.
The magnitude of nearly a trillion-dollar reduction to the Medicaid program cannot be characterized solely as waste, fraud and abuse. The real-life consequences of these reductions will result in irreparable harm to access to care for all Americans and undermine the ability of hospitals and health…
AHA shares very serious concerns with the amendment in the nature of a substitute for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) (H.R. 1) that is being considered by the Senate.
Senator Rick Scott, R-Fla., is expected to introduce an amendment to the Senate budget reconciliation bill during the vote-a-rama in the coming hours. The amendment would dramatically impact expansion states.
The Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill proposes even GREATER CUTS to the Medicaid program than the House bill.
On behalf of the patients and communities we serve, America’s hospitals oppose the Senate substitute to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The Senate has released its legislative text for the substitute to H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping package that would enact many of President Trump’s legislative priorities on taxes, border security, energy and deficit reduction.
A new advertisement by the Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare highlights President Trump’s comments to “love and cherish” and “not touch” the Medicaid program while calling on senators not to break the president’s promise. The ad comes as Senate Republicans finalize the budget…
The Senate parliamentarian today said several health care provisions in the Senate budget reconciliation bill, including one on Medicaid provider taxes, violate the Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they were included in the reconciliation bill as written.