FY27 HHS budget proposal includes rural health gains, CDC cuts
HHS discretionary funding in FY27 would decrease by close to 4% from current appropriations, according to a budget proposal that advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee this month. The $110.8 billion allocation would be roughly $4 billion lower than FY26 enacted funding. The budget appears to preserve more funding for traditional programs, relative to…
What the Trump administration told finance leaders
Several high-level healthcare officials from the Trump administration, including the CMS administrator, addressed various components of health policy at the HFMA Annual Conference last week. Their comments provided some insights on how the administration thinks about policy, industry trends and innovations. ‘Definitely not terminal’ Mehmet Oz, MD, administrator of CMS, said the “breakthrough ideas” of…
Next reconciliation bill to target healthcare
Congressional leaders said they plan to target healthcare spending as part of a new budget reconciliation bill that could be enacted by July. The chairmen of both the Senate and House budget committees said in recent weeks that they will start crafting the instructions for a new reconciliation bill, according to Congressional Quarterly reporting (subscription…
Diving into the FY26 appropriations bill and CMS’s new ACCESS Model
Katie Gilfillan discusses a noteworthy new payment model from CMS, and Nick and Shawn review of key healthcare aspects of the FY26 budget bill.
More hospitals adopt tech-driven screenings for charity care eligibility
Hospitals are increasingly implementing technology-driven screenings to automatically qualify patients for charity care, as recommended by the American Hospital Association, in order to reduce administrative burdens and ensure all eligible patients receive financial assistance.