Fierce Healthcare February 9, 2018
Ilene MacDonald

The spending deal lifts budget caps to increase defense and domestic spending over the next two years, but will increase the national deficit by roughly $320 billion.

A brief, overnight government shutdown came to an end Friday morning when President Donald Trump signed a $400 billion, two-year bipartisan, budget deal that includes funding for several major healthcare programs, including the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), community health centers and initiatives to combat the opioid crisis.

The spending deal lifts budget caps to increase defense and domestic spending over the next two years, but will increase the national deficit by roughly $320 billion. The addition to the deficit led Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to protest the bill, delaying a Senate vote...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

Continue Reading

 
Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HHS, HITECH, MACRA, Medicaid, Medicare, Payer, Pharma, Physician, Primary care, Regulations
Related Articles:
Despite Trump’s Tough Talk On PBMs, GOP House Lets Them Off The Hook
Telehealth groups call for urgent action as Medicare flexibility deadline looms
Another House bill aims to protect against hospital cyberattacks
A health care earthquake in Congress
Congress proposes temporary 2.5% physician pay bump in new healthcare package

Share This Article