Senate Finance Committee holds hearing with Secretary Sebelius
Earlier today, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius regarding the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request. During the hearing, Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) questioned Secretary Sebelius on the President's call to reduce reimbursement to Critical Access Hospitals and expel certain facilities from the program. He also asked for regulatory relief for CAHs from the 96-hour condition of payment that has caused difficulty for many facilities. NRHA thanks Senator Roberts for his work to protect rural health care and rural hospitals. The House of Representatives was also active this morning, passing Representative Paul Ryan's budget proposal for FY 2015.