Rep. Burgess, Texas colleagues seek reconsideration of proposed Medicaid financing rule

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) recently led his home-state colleagues in denouncing a proposed rule to revamp aspects of Medicaid financing that they said could negatively impact beneficiaries in Texas and other states. In a March 10 letter sent to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, Rep. Burgess and the Texas House delegation expressed concerns about the proposed 2019 Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation to change the supplemental payment financing mechanisms.