American Hospital Association November 19, 2021
The House of Representatives today voted 220-213 to pass a modified version of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a roughly $1.75 trillion social spending package that includes many health care provisions. The bill, which is being considered under reconciliation procedures, is likely to undergo significant changes as it moves through the Senate in the coming weeks.
Among other provisions, the bill would:
- Expand access to coverage, including through a temporary coverage solution for individuals who fall into the Medicaid coverage gap and expansion of subsidized health insurance marketplace coverage;
- Penalize states that have not expanded Medicaid by reducing their federal Medicaid DSH allotment and limiting their use of uncompensated care pools;
- Authorize a number of programs...
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