Chief Healthcare Executive April 27, 2023
Democratic and Republican lawmakers have sponsored legislation to avert the loss of Medicaid funding that is critical to safety-net hospitals.
Safety-net hospitals have been warning that looming reductions of billions in Medicaid funding would be devastating, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to avert the cuts.
Democratic and Republican House members have introduced a bill that would prevent $16 billion in funding to Medicaid’s disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program. The program is designed to aid hospitals that care for a high percentage of patients who rely on Medicaid.
Bruce Siegel, president and CEO of America’s Essential Hospitals, said in a statement that the legislation “would avert disastrous cuts to essential hospitals.”
“These planned cuts—two-thirds of...
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