Commonwealth Fund October 29, 2024
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Health care priorities for the lame-duck Congress include extending temporary telehealth flexibilities, reauthorizing funding for safety net programs, and voting on legislation to lower health care and drug costs
The outcome of the November election will shape what action the lame-duck Congress will take on health care issues
Congress has until the end of the year to extend several expiring health care provisions, including COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities and funding for community health centers. But the parties will have to agree to policies that could help pay for these “must-do” items, perhaps by advancing bipartisan health policy priorities to help offset the extensions. The potential lame-duck health package could move with government funding due December 20. In this blog post,...
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