Republicans on Capitol Hill have despatched a preliminary provide to Democrats for quite a few well being care insurance policies to be tacked onto the persevering with decision that lawmakers are transferring to finish earlier than the Dec. 20 deadline to avert a authorities shutdown.
The bicameral Republican provide features a three-year extension of Medicare’s telehealth and hospital-at-home packages. It could additionally lengthen conventional Medicare and Medicaid provisions by one 12 months.
A one-year doctor cost adjustment of two.5 p.c, flat funding for Federally Certified Well being Facilities and full reauthorization of the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act and the SUPPORT Act are additionally included.
To offset this spending, Republicans have proposed the complete repeal of the Biden administration’s nursing house staffing rule, in addition to delinking pharmacy profit supervisor transparency provisions from Medicare Half D.
Axios was first to report on the proposed well being care package deal.
That is thought of to be a gap spherical of talks on well being care provisions. Whereas Republicans are nicely conscious Democrats will not go for a full repeal of the nursing house staffing rule, they argue it’ll ultimately be rescinded beneath the GOP-controlled federal authorities subsequent 12 months anyway.
Inquiries to Republican and Democratic leaders on well being and appropriations committees in each the Home and Senate weren’t instantly responded to.
Nathaniel Weixel contributed.
