Balloon Juice - Fig Leaf Funds in Republican Health Policy Bills The Senate Republicans released the initial text of their reconciliation bill last night. It contains similar in magnitude cuts to Medicaid as the passed House bill with differences in the mechanisms ...

The $25 billion Rural Hospital slush fund is a #FigLeafFund much like the $8 billion dollar state grants after the #MacArthurAmendment in #ACHA was for high cost risk pools

Single digit percentage temporary replacements for massive permanent cuts

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Check out #TheRatio on this tweet from the guy behind the #MacArthurAmendment: