State health care groups bemoan Trump’s proposed budget cuts
Though most presidential budgets are rarely enacted as is, they are an indication of the executive branchs policy direction going forward. This year, President
As it stands, Trumps
The cuts are meant to offset the loss of tax revenue from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which is projected to add
They will also help fund the Trumps calls for
Unfortunately, the
The budget proposal would hurt a wide swath of health care programs Medicare for our seniors, graduate medical education to develop future physicians, Medicaid for low-income vulnerable families, she continued. The Medicaid cuts would be a major fiscal blow to the states, which could face
Bennett added that the reduction in site neutral payments would reduce payments to hospitals in new Jersey for care delivered in an outpatient setting, along with a new payment system for post-acute care providers such as nursing homes, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and home health agencies.
These proposals take us two steps backward at a time when our healthcare system is focused on helping individuals stay healthy and independent in their homes and communities. Along with those concerns, we are encouraged to see the focus on the opioid crisis and sky-high prescription drug costs that have become unmanageable for individuals and hospitals alike.
We are encouraged that
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