‘Fig Leaf’: Democrats Attack the GOP’s Rural Hospital Fund for Reconciliation
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‘Fig Leaf’: Democrats Attack the GOP’s Rural Hospital Fund for Reconciliation
Senate Republicans are working out the size of a rural hospital stabilization fund for their reconciliation bill. Democrats are confident that, regardless of the number Republicans come up with, the fund won’t be enough to mitigate the problems caused by the
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As Senate Republicans work out the size of a rural hospital stabilization fund for their reconciliation bill, Democrats are confident that, regardless of the number Republicans come up with, the fund won’t be enough to mitigate the problems caused by the bill’s cuts to Medicaid — and that the entire idea is proof Republicans know their reconciliation bill will harm hospitals.
“The rural hospital fund is a fig leaf that will let them pretend that they can take away hundreds of billions of dollars in health care reimbursements,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren told NOTUS on Wednesday.
She was confident that “one little slush fund” would not be enough to keep every rural hospital open.
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