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HHS is proposing to adopt certain HL7 FHIR standards and implement specifications for transactions related to prior authorizations.
The infant feeding support program operates on a $150,000 annual budget.
The states are forcing health plans to provide coverage for abortions as a condition of offering coverage in the state, OCR says.
Health plans will continue to cover recommended immunizations with no cost-sharing through the end of 2026, AHIP says.
The total marks a nearly 50% increase in community benefit spending from 2017 to 2022.
CMS said it’s taking action to end the duplicate enrollments, saying it could potentially save taxpayers about $14 billion annually.
The bill keeps provisions that are expected to cut $800B in Medicaid funding while adding more stringent work requirements.
Medicaid cuts would be expected to increase uncompensated care for hospitals as 7.6 people become uninsured.
CMS calls the scheme perpetuated in Democratic states California, Massachusetts, New York and swing state Michigan "money laundering."
House GOP members are demanding cuts of at least $1.5 billion in federal spending, but Senate Republicans are divided.
