The years-long battle involved mudslinging and big spending by some of Washington's most powerful healthcare industry interests. The chaotic final sprint ended with major capitulations to healthcare providers.
President Trump Signs Legislation Dec 28, 2020 at 06:16 am by WGNS
(WASHINGTON DC) A government shut-down has been avoided when on Sunday (12/27/2020) President Donald J. Trump signed into law COVID-19 Relief Funding legislation.
The president was trying to negotiate an increase to $2,000 per American worker making less than $75,000 annually. Instead the amount remained at $600.
It included a bicameral proposal that holds patients harmless from surprise bills and resolves payment disputes between providers and insurers. The legislation signed into law also includes Alexander’s bipartisan higher education proposals, which significantly simplifies the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by reducing its 108 questions to a maximum of 36 questions, restores the ability for incarcerated individuals to get a Pell Grant, reinstates Pell Grant eligibility for students who have been defrauded, forgives outstanding debt of Historically Black Colleges and
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On December 21, 2020, the House and Senate passed fiscal year (FY) 2021 federal omnibus appropriations legislation that included the fifth measure passed by Congress to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing $1.4 trillion to fund the federal government through FY 2021, the legislation includes $900 billion in relief funds to address COVID-19. The bill also includes significant health care provisions unrelated to COVID-19, including a ban on surprise billing by health care providers.
The House passed the legislation in two parts, the first by a vote of 327-85, and the second by a vote of 359-53. The Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 92-6. The legislation is now being prepared for a signature by the President, who has indicated his support. In the meantime, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, a seven-day extension of federal funding through December 28, 2021, to provide ample time f
December 17: Years Ago…
‘Years Ago’ is a compilation of newsy tidbits as published in the Crawford County Independent & Kickapoo Scout on this week ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty or sixty years ago.
TEN YEARS AGO
DECEMBER 16, 2010 – Wisconsin State Senator Dan Kapanke (R-LaCrosse) was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Higher Education by incoming Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald for the 2011-2012 season… The Gays Mills flood recovery project will expend over $10 million in grants this year constructing four buildings, more housing and more infrastructure. Two of the biggest parts of the project will be the Gays Mills Community Commerce Center, budgeted at $2.7 million and the Gays Mills Mercantile Center, budgeted at $2.8 million.