Democrats to Reverse Medicaid Cuts in 100 Hours — SkimNews
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- Hospitals will no longer face the prospect of Republican-led efforts to cut Medicaid payments further now that Democrats have gained control of the House and Senate.
- Democrats plan to act within the first 100 hours of the next Congress, which starts in January, by advancing policies that reverse Medicaid cuts included in President Trump’s tax law.
- Democrats want to permanently restore enhanced Affordable Care Act plan subsidies that expired earlier this year, according to a memo from party leaders.
- Democrats plan to block a niche drug discount model proposed by the Trump administration and despised by hospitals.
Why it matters: Hospitals are the clearest beneficiaries: Democrats control both chambers and plan to use the first 100 hours in January to reverse Medicaid cuts in Trump’s tax law, restore enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and block a drug-discount model hospitals oppose. The backdrop shifts from further Republican payment cuts to policies Democrats say benefit hospitals financially.
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