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McKnight's Long-Term Care News10d
Senate considering deeper Medicaid, provider tax cuts than House
The Senate would spare skilled nursing facilities from limits on state-level provider taxes that would hit other sectors hard ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News2d
Medicaid payments to providers likely to take hit if Congress passes ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ but path to approval still uncertain
A group of 16 Republicans is urging Senate leaders to walk back aggressive Medicaid cuts proposed by a key committee as Congress gets closer to a self-imposed deadline to finalize its massive ...
What to know about states blocking Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The federal government and many states already block using Medicaid funds to cover abortion. But the state-federal health ...
Crain's New York Business1d
Some Medicaid restrictions ruled out of Senate bill, for now
The Senate Parliamentarian struck several health care provisions from the federal reconciliation bill that would result in ...
Supreme Court rules to allow Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for South Carolina in its effort to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, ...
Budget-bill setback: Senate parliamentarian rejects GOP Medicaid tax proposal
Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough on Thursday rejected limiting states' use of healthcare provider taxes to obtain ...
Blavity on MSN1d
Supreme Court Ruling Threatens Medicaid Patients’ Access To Planned Parenthood Services
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Thursday to block low-income Medicaid patients in South Carolina from choosing Planned ...
NBC News11d
How the Senate’s proposed Medicaid cuts could deepen the rural hospital crisis - NBC News
Without the 6% provider tax rate, he will likely have to start cutting services for patients, including long-term care, he said. “If I start crying, forgive me,” Stansbury said. “It just ...