/>iPotential government funding vote
As we near the fiscal year deadline of September 30, 2025, Republicans continue to push for a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government to November 20, 2025. With both chambers scheduled to be out of session next week for Rosh Hashanah, there is limited time left, and many items still need to be hashed out. Democrats have said they will not vote for a CR unless it includes provisions to improve healthcare, which could include an extension of the enhanced advanced premium tax credits that expire at the end of this year. This weekend, President Trump requested $58 million for additional security for the executive and judicial branches in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting, and Congress may add increased security funding for themselves as part of that. The fate of healthcare extenders that expire September 30, 2025, also remains unknown as debate continues.
House Republicans aim to bring a CR to a vote this week, although with a two-vote margin and the text of the legislation not yet public, more time may be needed to reach 218 votes. This could delay a vote and cause Speaker Johnson (R-LA) to bring the House back later next week to continue CR work before sending it to the Senate. With Democrats in the Senate promising to vote no on a CR unless it includes healthcare provisions, and Republican leadership saying that’s not on the table now, a shutdown remains a very real possibility.
At the committee-level, the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee will hold a hearing focused on the activities of tax-exempt hospitals, while the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will discuss legislation that aims to improve access to breakthrough technologies in Medicare. The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will host former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, PhD, and chief medical officer Debra Houry, MD. Monarez was fired after serving as director for less than a month, which also led to Houry’s resignation. The hearing is likely to focus on Monarez’s firing and the Trump administration’s handling of vaccines and comes on the eve of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting.
Also this week, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission will hold its first meeting of the 2025 – 2026 cycle, with a focus on work requirements and home- and community-based services.
Today’s Podcast
In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss what’s going on in Congress this week, from government funding to healthcare activity at the committee level.
