I support the reasonable provisions in H.R. 1 that protect Medicaid’s long-term viability and ensure the program continues to serve our most vulnerable, but I will not support a final bill that eliminates vital funding streams our hospitals rely on, including provider taxes and state directed payments, or any provisions that punish expansion states.
Valadao expresses conditional support for Medicaid provisions in H.R. 1, opposing cuts to hospital funding.
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