The bill’s supposed “savings” are, in reality, just shifting costs onto health care providers, states, and taxpayers, threatening access to care for millions of families.

State-directed payments, which can boost provider reimbursement rates as high as those paid by commercial health insurance, grew from nothing in 2016 to a $110 billion annual run rate in 2024.

Many large health plans have used MultiPlan systems to take in claims for plan participants who received care from out-of-network providers. MultiPlan decided how much the plans paid the providers ...

The law does not target children’s-health coverage or children’s-health initiatives. But nearly half of American children are ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill” reduces the provider tax from 6% to 3.5% by 2032. That provider tax, along with a hospital assessment fee, is what funds the state’s Healthy Indiana Plan.

News Hospital reps: Rural healthcare providers would be at risk under ‘Big, Beautiful’ provisions By Brad McElhinny June 22, 2025 - 11:40 am ...

The 'big beautiful bill' is expected to reduce federal health care spending by $1 trillion over the next decade. Here's how that translates for some Houston providers.

“We know there’s lots more to do, though. Everyone, from Government to care providers, from regulators to frontline staff, ...