HHS Maintains Funds and Includes Health Extenders In New Spending Bill Legislation

On Feb. 3, the President signed into law a funding bill that largely left intact the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) FY 2025 budget heading into FY 2026. Notably, the bill also included extensions for several expiring health care provisions including telehealth waivers, delay of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) cuts, extension of community health center funding, and the hospital at home program.