The Social Security and Medicare Fair Share Act proposes targeting payroll tax loopholes for high-income earners.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed new limits on how states use provider taxes to finance their share of Medicaid, The proposed rule, which is expected to affect seven states with MCO provider taxes and one with a hospital provider tax,

The administration wants to restrict what it calls a "loophole" in its process for approving tax waivers for states' Medicaid payments.

CBO documents reveal that if enacted, the proposed subsidy rollback would strip coverage from millions, particularly hitting low-income adults.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services May 12 issued a proposed regulation that would change how states may structure provider taxes for purposes of generating revenue for their Medicaid programs.

Physicians would see higher Medicare rates in 2026 and beyond, but reimbursements under alternative payment models would decrease.