Budget Reconciliation
Reconciliation is a complicated budget tool that gives Congress a fast-track mechanism to avoid the Senate filibuster and pass partisan legislation.
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The Senate parliamentarian today said several health care provisions in the Senate budget reconciliation bill, including one on Medicaid provider taxes, violate the Byrd Rule and would be subject to a 60-vote threshold if they were included in the reconciliation bill as written.
With a final vote in the Senate possible as early as this weekend and key provisions still being negotiated, it鈥檚 critical that we reach out now to Senate and House Republicans to urge them to protect access to health care and services in communities.
Sixteen House Republicans June 24 sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., urging them to support the House-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1).
Please join AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack, Executive Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy Stacey Hughes, and other AHA leaders for a member-only call June 24 at 5 p.m. ET.
The Senate draft budget reconciliation bill is expected to be introduced for a vote by mid-week. The time to act is now.
As the Senate eyes a vote next week on its reconciliation bill, the next few days are crucial for reaching out to your senators and urging them to make changes to the current package.
More than 250 hospital and health system leaders today participated in an AHA Advocacy Day briefing in Washington, D.C.
AHA members across the country are reaching out to their lawmakers this week, both in Washington, D.C., and in their home states, to deliver key messages on the impact of the proposals in the House and Senate versions of the budget reconciliation draft legislation.
The Senate Committee on Finance has released bill text for its portion of the budget reconciliation bill. It appears that the provisions further undermine the ability for hospitals to provide care to Medicaid patients.