Becker's Healthcare January 21, 2026
President Donald Trump released a healthcare policy framework Jan. 15 that raises many questions about its implementation and legislative viability.
Five days later, a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a healthcare deal tied to a broader government funding package. That proposal includes major wins for providers, including a multiyear delay of Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payment cuts, extensions of key Medicare payment programs for rural hospitals, permanent hospital-at-home authority, and telehealth flexibilities.
However, it notably omits certain provisions from President Trump’s plan, such as direct payments to Americans in lieu of extending enhanced ACA subsidies and voluntary drug pricing agreements with pharmaceutical companies, and instead focuses on measures with broad bipartisan support. Lawmakers hope to pass the deal...
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