Healthcare IT News March 5, 2025
Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of Government Relations at HIMSS, gives a rundown of healthcare priorities.
LAS VEGAS – Republicans are expected to release the text of a spending bill as soon as this weekend, ahead of a March 14 deadline, according to Politico.
The stopgap measure would avoid a government shutdown.
A budget blueprint calls for $880 billion in spending cuts from the Energy and Commerce Committee. While it doesn’t specifically mention Medicaid, cuts to the program are expected.
Tom Leary, senior vice president and head of Government Relations for HIMSS, said at HIMSS25 here that he’s not expecting the cuts to be as drastic as what’s been mentioned, which is up to the full $880 billion.
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