Gov.Ron DeSantisit has not placed any deep or sweeping vetoes on health care projects as part of the nearly $511 million in spending items in the new state budget. DeSantis vetoed $14.55 million directly from the health care portion of the new $116.5 billion budget, with the largest single item being eliminated from that nearly … Read more
By Kelsey Waddill June 15, 2023 – The CMS Office of the Actuary has reported that average annual growth in national health care spending between 2022 and 2031 will exceed average annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP). The average growth in national health expenditure is expected to increase by 5.4% each year during the … Read more
House Republicans moved Tuesday to prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from providing abortion services, flying LGBTQ+ pride flags at its facilities, and providing gender-affirming surgeries or hormones to transgender veterans. The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to prevent the agency from following policies it considers welcoming to … Read more