Va. hospitals predict $31B reduction in state’s Medicaid funding if proposed CMS rule passes

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 1,116

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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A proposed federal rule stemming from the reconciliation bill Congress passed last summer includes additional policy changes that would reduce Medicaid payments to healthcare facilities, a step hospital chains warn exceeds the provision Congress approved and President Donald Trump signed.

Public comment closed this week on a rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association calls “deeply troubling” because it could trigger a $31 …

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