Primary Care, Rural, And Safety-Net Provider Payments

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Decide which providers get higher Medicaid primary care pay

1 bill on this topic

“Higher Medicaid primary care payments should be available to listed doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse-midwives, and certain supervised advanced practice clinicians when they qualify.”

Do not pay emergency room services as higher-paid primary care

1 bill on this topic

“Hospital emergency room services should not count as primary care services for the higher Medicaid payment rate.”

HHS would study children's Medicaid enrollment, provider participation, and primary care fees

2 bills on this topic

“HHS should study whether children's Medicaid enrollment changed, whether more providers received Medicaid primary care payments, and how state primary care payment levels changed after the higher payment period begins.”

Start the Medicaid rural emergency hospital changes right away

1 bill on this topic

“The Medicaid changes for rural emergency hospital services and related nursing facility care should apply to services provided on or after the day the changes are enacted.”

Add $50 billion for rural health care from 2031 through 2035

1 bill on this topic

“The rural health transformation program should receive $10 billion per year from fiscal years 2031 through 2035 to support rural health care.”

Medicaid hospital cut delay and fund offset

1 bill on this topic

“Scheduled Medicaid DSH payment cuts for hospitals serving many low-income and uninsured patients should be delayed until fiscal year 2026, and the Medicaid Improvement Fund balance should be reduced to zero as a budget offset.”

Hospital and provider payments

1 bill on this topic

“Hospitals and health providers should get enough public payment support to keep care available, especially in underserved areas.”

Pay Medicaid primary care at least Medicare rates

1 bill on this topic

“State Medicaid programs should have to pay at least the Medicare rate for many covered primary care services, unless the state Medicaid rate would already be higher.”

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