E&C GOPers Air Concerns With 1115 Waiver Rescissions During Markup

House Energy & Commerce Republicans said during the committee’s Tuesday (Sept. 14) night reconciliation markup that CMS should be prevented from revoking states’ 1115 waivers that have already been approved, referring to Trump-era uncompensated care and work requirement waivers that Biden’s CMS pulled this year. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) introduced an amendment to the Medicaid section of the committee’s bill that would set aside $10 million for HHS to review 1115 waivers and prohibit the secretary from arbitrarily revoking previously...