Congress · 117th Congress
Home health groups fight back against proposed cuts
Lawmakers have already introduced legislation that would block CMS from making the cuts through 2026 despite the recommendation from MedPAC.
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Congress · 117th Congress
After four-hour debate, Senate begins voting on budget bill amendments
Under the package, patients wouldn’t see prices that Medicare negotiates directly with drugmakers until 2026, and they would only involve 10 high-cost drugs.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business
grants over five years for semiconductor manufacturing and research, along with 5G wireless deployment; a tax credit covering 25 percent of spending on new semiconductor manufacturing plants through 2026
Congress · 117th Congress
Social Security fixes could animate post-midterms agenda
Medicare is probably more costly in the long run and has an even earlier trust fund exhaustion date, in 2026.
Congress · 117th Congress
Lobbyists, advocates seek to revise budget bill’s drug price changes
Under the House bill, the Department of Health and Human Services would negotiate prices for insulin and up to 10 drugs without generic competition in 2025, 15 drugs in 2026 and 2027, and 20 drugs afterward
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats closer to deal on budget reconciliation package
with party leaders on a potential five-year suspension of the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions, though that break would be paid for by extending the current law cap five years beyond its 2026
Congress · 117th Congress
Manchin not ready to back $1.75T budget package
Manchin has expressed concern about any Medicare expansion, saying its costs shouldn’t be increased at a time when the program’s hospital insurance trust fund is slated to become insolvent by 2026
Congress · 117th Congress
Economy, Fed paper over debt problem
Medicare’s financial problems start to pinch in 2026, when hospital payments would need to be trimmed 9 percent, according to government actuaries.
Congress · 117th Congress
Democrats hope to expand housing vouchers on infrastructure bill
Waters’ draft bill would increase the number of vouchers incrementally for five years and then guarantee subsidies for all who qualify starting in 2026.
Policy · 117th Congress
Medicare cost crunch raises questions in telehealth debate
Medicare’s trust fund, which pays for inpatient hospital care, is expected to start running dry in 2026, according to the 2020 annual trustees’ report.