Stakeholders Urge Senate To Add Extenders To Short-Term Funding Bill

By Michelle M. Stein / January 17, 2018 at 8:03 PM
Hospitals are pushing senators to add some so-called extenders and a delay of the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital pay cuts to the short-term continuing resolution currently moving through the House, but one stakeholder notes this could be an uphill battle if it means the House would have to hold a second vote before government funding runs out Friday. Stakeholders say they are disappointed that the latest continuing resolution under consideration in the House doesn't include the extenders, and if that...


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