Senate Republicans have included compromises on key Medicaid and tax issues in updated text for their sweeping domestic policy bill.
In an effort to placate GOP moderates on the fence on the legislation, Senate Republicans are planning to provide a $25 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals over five years. It’s a significant bump up from the $15 billion offer Senate Republican leadership had made to a group of Medicaid moderates, who have balked at the steep cuts to the health program contained in the marque legislation.
Senate Republicans would also delay planned cuts to provider taxes that fund state obligations to Medicaid. The…
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