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Right here’s what we’re watching in Washington:
Funding Deadline Nears as Senate Goals to Vote on Funding Bundle
Congress remains to be contemplating a Fiscal 12 months (FY) 2026 funding package deal that features spending payments for the Division of Well being and Human Companies (HHS), the Division of Housing and City Improvement (HUD), and another companies.
Federal funding for these companies is ready to run out after at this time, January 30. No less than a brief partial authorities shutdown is due to this fact doubtless.
The Senate lately blocked the Home-passed funding package deal as a consequence of objections over funding for the Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) and up to date incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Nonetheless, a bipartisan Senate deal will now reportedly separate the DHS spending invoice from the remainder of the package deal. If the Senate passes an amended funding package deal, it would return to the Home for one more vote.
HR 1 Implementation Updates
In late December, the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Companies (CMS) introduced the primary spherical of Rural Well being Transformation Program (RHT) funding licensed below the 2025 funds reconciliation invoice (H.R. 1). Each state was awarded funding for fiscal 12 months 2026.
Be taught extra in regards to the RHT program and funding in your state. KFF’s difficulty temporary and RHT funds tracker present extra context of H.R. 1’s $900 billion in Medicaid cuts and hyperlinks to obtainable utility paperwork for every state.
KFF has additionally launched a Medicaid work necessities implementation tracker, which incorporates details about states’ current insurance policies and eligibility information methods.
Be part of Justice in Growing older subsequent Thursday, February 5, for a webinar, Implementing New Medicaid Work Necessities: Methods to Mitigate Hurt in Your State the place we’ll stroll by means of our toolkit, present advocacy ideas, and reply questions.
Discover all of Justice in Growing older’s H.R. 1 and Medicaid protection sources on our web site.
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