Becker's Healthcare December 20, 2022
Lawmakers rolled out a roughly $1.7 trillion year-end spending bill Dec. 20 to fund the U.S. government through most of 2023, tacking on proposals to extend telehealth and hospital-at-home flexibilities while leaving out other healthcare asks.
Lawmakers have until the end of Dec. 23 to clear the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill or federal funds are set to run out, bringing key agencies and programs to a halt. The package consists of all 12 annual appropriations bills Congress must pass and would fund the government through the remainder of fiscal 2023, which runs through September.
Eight healthcare- and hospital-specific notes out of the 4,155-page bill:
1. The legislation curbs a scheduled cut of nearly 4.5 percent to the Medicare physician...
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