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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on the President's 2018 Health Care Budget
Record date · January 1, 2018
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript from a June 8, 2017, Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding the President's proposed 2018 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. The hearing featured testimony from HHS Secretary Tom Price and included opening statements from committee leadership regarding proposed changes to Medicaid and health care coverage.
The hearing addresses proposed federal budget cuts to Medicaid and other health programs that impact coverage for millions of Americans, including children, working families, and nursing home residents.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Medicaid recipients
The proposed budget includes funding changes that could alter coverage for children, working families, and individuals in nursing homes.
Department of Health and Human Services
The agency is responsible for implementing the budget and health care policies proposed by the administration.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on June 8, 2017, to review the President's Fiscal Year 2018 budget proposals for the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The budget proposal includes significant reductions in funding for Medicaid.
- Senator Wyden stated that the proposed budget includes $834 billion in Medicaid cuts associated with the administration's health care legislative agenda.
- Medicaid currently provides coverage for approximately 37 million children, nearly half of all births in the U.S., and two out of three nursing home beds.
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- The hearing included testimony from HHS Secretary Thomas E. Price.
- The committee received written communications from the American Academy of Family Physicians, the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association, and Oral Health America.
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Medicaid Funding Debate
The hearing highlights a significant policy conflict regarding the use of budget reconciliation to reduce Medicaid spending.
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