The Gist Healthcare Podcast Friday, July 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
A new bill aims to reverse future Medicaid cuts and boost rural hospital funding. A federal judge has ruled against a regulation that would have kept medical debt off credit reports. In exciting research news, a study of 1.2 million children found no link between aluminum in vaccines and chronic disorders. Plus, healthcare data breaches have surged, and BayCare is launching a nurse well-being program to support staff. Tune in for these critical health policy updates!
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Push To Reverse Major Medicaid Cuts
- Senator Josh Hawley introduced a bill to roll back Medicaid changes that will reduce federal funding and hit hospitals hard.
- The bill would repeal provider-tax limits and double rural aid to $100 billion over ten years.
Rural Fund Likely Insufficient
- Experts say the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund won’t offset the reconciliation bill’s cuts.
- KFF estimates rural federal Medicaid spending will fall by $155 billion over the next decade.
Court Invalidates Medical Debt Rule
- A federal judge blocked a CFPB rule that would have removed most medical debt from credit reports.
- The rule never took effect but was expected to erase nearly $50 billion of medical debt for about 15 million people.