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Senate set to vote on amendment rolling back Medicaid expansion |
Senators are set to vote on a series of amendments to the GOP's megabill, including one introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) that would reduce Medicaid spending by another $313 billion. |
Republican senators over the weekend introduced the amendment, which aims to slash billions from the program by limiting its expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The amendment would bar new enrollees in Medicaid expansion states from receiving a 9-to-1 Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) unless they are disabled and have dependent children. Existing Medicaid enrollees in expansion states will be able to keep the 9-to-1 FMAP even if they temporarily leave the program, join the workforce and then return to the program. The lowered FMAP would go into effect in 2031 if the amendment passes. "I think it's going to pass. If you think about it, it's good policy. It gives the states the opportunity to get ready. Nobody gets kicked off," Scott told The Hill. When asked if he would vote for final passage of the Senate bill if his amendment doesn't pass, Scott said, "I'll figure it out then," said Scott, adding, "My goal is to support Trump. I like his agenda." The amendment is cosponsored by GOP Sens. Ron Johnson (Wis), Lee (Utah) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo (R-Idaho). A preliminary analysis by the Congressional Budget Office projected the Senate bill would reduce Medicaid spending by $930 billion, even without Scott's amendment to stop the future expansion of the 9-to-1 federal match share in Medicaid expansion states. If it is adopted, it could reduce future Medicaid spending by $1.24 trillion. |
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Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) on Monday sided with Democrats who were trying to strike a provision from the GOP’s megabill that bars Planned Parenthood health centers from receiving Medicaid funding for services provided to low-income women across the country. The two were the only Republicans to vote for a motion to waive a budget point of order against an amendment to remove the … |
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A Senate GOP provision that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood will remain in the massive tax and spending bill after the Senate parliamentarian on Monday advised the language does not violate the chamber’s Byrd Rule. The ruling from Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough comes after Senate Republicans updated the provision late Friday night to change the timing of the "defunding" from 10 years to … |
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The Justice Department announced criminal charges Monday against more than 300 individuals over their alleged involvement in more than $14.6 billion worth of health care fraud schemes. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants across 50 federal districts. These defendants include 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists … |
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Experimental Moderna flu shot more effective than approved vaccine, company says |
Moderna Inc. said Monday its experimental flu shot showed positive results in a late-stage trial. In a Phase 3 study, the company's mRNA-1010 flu vaccine's efficacy was nearly 27 percent higher for adults 50 and older than a currently available shot. The shot also showed strong efficacy against each of the major influenza strains in the shot, including A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and the B/Victoria lineages. Efficacy appeared consistently … |
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Local and state headlines on health care: |
- DOJ files criminal charges against School District of Philadelphia over asbestos management (WHYY)
- Texas capital murder case attempts to severely punish abortion pill use by treating a fetus as a person (The Texas Tribune)
- Michigan's newborn blood screening program constitutional, court says (The Detroit News)
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Health news we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Click, speak, move: These brain implants are poised to help people with disabilities (NPR)
- Inside Operation Gold Rush, largest health care fraud bust in U.S. history (The Washington Post)
- HHS to continue funding cancer prevention, tracking work in states after uncertainty (Stat)
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