HealthLeaders Media February 9, 2018
Several provisions affecting healthcare made it into the two-year omnibus package, while a few were left on the cutting room floor.
Five and a half hours after a second government shutdown in as many months, Congress passed a short-term funding package early Friday morning, with two years of funding for some healthcare programs.
President Donald Trump signed a two-year, $300 billion bipartisan budget deal the Senate leadership reached Wednesday afternoon, which also includes a short-term funding measure to keep the government operating through March 23.
Several federal health programs are impacted by the legislation, including community health centers (CHC), the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Medicare Independent Patient Advisory Board (IPAB).
Below is a breakdown of what provisions...
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