Democrats Plan Hospital Push Within 100 Hours — SkimNews
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- Democrats gained control of the House and Senate, meaning hospitals no longer have to worry about Republican-led efforts to cut Medicaid payments further.
- Democrats plan to use the first 100 hours of the next Congress, which starts in January, to reverse the Medicaid cuts outlined in President Trump's tax law.
- Democrats plan to permanently restore the enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans that expired earlier this year.
- Trump administration proposed a niche drug discount model that hospitals despise, and Democrats plan to block it.
Why it matters: Hospitals are the clear beneficiary: Democrats now control both chambers and plan action within the first 100 hours of the January Congress to restore Medicaid funding and Affordable Care Act subsidies. The shift removes the immediate prospect of further Republican payment cuts and adds an explicit commitment to block a drug-discount model the industry opposes.
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