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From The Hill: Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care provider taxes in a late-night bid to keep President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on track for a vote Saturday afternoon.
Republican leaders increased the size of the proposed rural hospital relief fund from $15 billion to $25 billion, with the money to be distributed over five years.
But the proposal falls far short of the $100 billion that Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a key swing vote, asked to be allocated to a health care provider relief fund to help rural hospitals, nursing homes and community health centers.
Here are the details of the $25 billion rural hospital fund:
- $10 billion in funding allocated in 2028
- Another $10 billion allocated in 2029
- $2 billion would be allocated in 2030
- another $2 billion allocatedin 2031
- $1 billion allocatedin 2032
The proposed legislation would only partially offset the projected loss of federal Medicaid funding due to provider tax caps.
Senate Republicans removed a moratorium on new healthcare provider taxes for non-Medicaid expansion states.
Graham calls it “the largest reduction in government spending in recent memory” and “a down payment on fiscal reform.”
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) June 28, 2025
The Senate’s BBB draft includes $25 billion for rural hospitals starting in 2028
$10B in 2028, $10B in 2029, then falls off sharply pic.twitter.com/aqMvNDCQiu
— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) June 28, 2025
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