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Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage
KFF recently released a brief putting the magnitude of proposed Medicaid cuts in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost.
Key takeaways include:
- Federal cuts of $880 billion over 10 years (or $88 billion per year) would represent 29% of state-financed Medicaid spending per resident.
- States could opt to raise tax revenues to offset federal Medicaid reductions. Proposed federal cuts represent 6% of state taxes per resident.
Putting $880 Billion in Potential Federal Medicaid Cuts in Context of State Budgets and Coverage
KFF recently released a brief putting the magnitude of proposed Medicaid cuts in context by comparing the size of the cuts to states’ tax revenues, spending on education, and the number of Medicaid enrollees covered for that cost. Key takeaways include: Federal cuts of $880 billion over 10 years (or $88 billion per year) would represent 29% of state-financed Medicaid spending per resident. States could opt to raise tax revenues to offset federal Medicaid reductions. Proposed federal cuts...
Texas Senate Press Conference on CMS’ Informational Bulletin
AUSTIN ” A bipartisan group of state senators, led by Senator Bryan Hughes and Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa, stood with faith leaders, including Bishop Dixon of the Saving Hospitals Saves Lives Coalition, at the Texas Capitol Wednesday, June 7, 2023, to push back on looming changes to Medicaid that could strip almost $9 billion out of the system and leave hundreds of thousands more Texans uninsured. View Press Conference Here
Multi Associate Letter to Biden
Dear President Biden, Director Rice, & Secretary Becerra: On behalf of the hospitals, health systems, and health care providers we collectively represent, our associations urge the Biden Administration to direct the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to restore desperately needed funds to the Texas Medicaid program. Click here to read more.
11 Texas Congressional Democrats Ask HHS and CMS to Restore Texas’ Hospital Safety Net
AUSTIN “ Eleven Texas Congressional Democrats today asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to quickly restore funding to Texas’ hospital safety net. Click here to read more
Texas Democratic Delegation Letter
Dear Secretary Becerra, Administrator Brooks-LaSure, Deputy Administrator Tsai, and Deputy Director Costello: Thank you for your tireless work to ensure the health and well-being of all Americans, particularly in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. On behalf of our Texas constituents, we are grateful for your efforts. Click here to read more
ICYMI: Restore funding of Medicaid Directed Payment Programs: El Paso delegation
EL PASO “ In case you missed it, the El Paso delegation wrote an op-ed in the El Paso Times last week highlighting the need for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to immediately restore funding of Texas’ Directed Payment Programs. Click here to read more
Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Calls on President Biden to Reinstate Funding for Texas Hospital Safety Net
AUSTIN -The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) joined with the Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (TEHP) and political leaders in calling on the Biden Administration to immediately reinstate federal funding for Texas’ hospital safety net. Click here to read more
Congressman Veasey is Latest Texas Democrat to Call On CMS to Unfreeze Texas Hospital Safety Net Funding
DALLAS “ Congressman Marc Veasey today joined four of his Democratic colleagues in calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to unfreeze federal Medicaid funding for Texas’ hospitals. Click here to read more
Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops Believes the Texas Safety Net to be in Grave Danger
“We are aware that your health care platform objected to adopting the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) that threatened the viability of the safety net. The policy your administration currently is citing as the reason for withholding these critical Medicaid funds, however, reportedly is rooted in that same proposal. We believe that danger to our safety net is so grave that we cannot sit silently.” Click here to read more
Delayed Approval of Texas DPPs Concerns Congressman Marc Veasey
The approval of new DPPs and the successful renewal of existing waivers are critical to sustaining access to health care services and lowering health inequalities for Medicaid enrolled and uninsured people across the state. As a result, I’m concerned about the continued delays in issuing waiver renewals and DPPs. Click here to read more
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