FastFinance: Provider tax rule; ACA disenrollements
HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format. A proposed rule to implement provider tax provisions of the 2025 Medicaid overhaul would be far more strictive than that law required, according to hospital advocates. Also, this week’s Weird Number:…
Medicaid tax rule goes beyond the statute, say hospitals
A proposed rule to implement provider tax provisions of the 2025 Medicaid overhaul would be far more restrictive than that law required, say hospital advocates. Hospitals raised those concerns in responses to a July 21 proposed rule, which is part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), also called the Working Families Tax Cut…
Medicaid tax rule blocks some state taxes
The proposed rule implementing the provider tax provisions of the 2025 Medicaid overhaul would block some approved state taxes from going into effect, say hospital advocates. The provider tax proposed rule is the third regulation issued this year to implement major Medicaid provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), also known as the…
Senate budget bill tightens Medicaid provider tax rules and limits payment rates
The Senate Finance Committee has introduced a new version of the budget reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid more aggressively than the House-passed version, primarily through provider taxes and state-directed payments, which would result in lower limits for provider rates and a cap on future SDPs to Medicare rates.
Medicaid taxes target of coming regulations
The White House is reviewing a proposed rule to change Medicaid taxes, potentially cutting federal spending by $48 billion to $630 billion over 10 years, and could impact the funding for state-directed payments (SDPs) and designated state health programs (DSHPs).