After voting for Medicaid cuts earlier this month as part of the recently passed budget reconciliation bill, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Tuesday introduced legislation to repeal changes that took funding from state plans. “I want to see Medicaid reductions stopped and rural hospitals fully funded permanently,” Hawley said Tuesday in a press release. Hawley’s proposal, dubbed the Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act, would double support for rural hospitals to $100 million as outlined in H.R. The proposed legislation also would:Repeal the provider tax moratorium and the future reduction of provider tax authority in the reconciliation bill. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has denied that Medicaid cuts exist under the budget reconciliation bill.

Source: Huffington Post July 17, 2025 12:04 UTC