Mfar Transparency Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Speaker, I rise today urging the administration to delay a harmful rule that would be catastrophic to rural hospitals and healthcare providers in the 25th District of Texas.

The coronavirus pandemic has presented challenges unseen before in American history. While all businesses have been forced to operate in a new environment, healthcare providers have overcome tremendous hurdles to meet the needs of their patients, despite historical financial losses.

Implementation of the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule, or MFAR, would lead to devastating hospital closures in Texas and restrict access to crucial health services.

The financial impact alone would cost our State nearly $11 billion and cause local governments to increase taxes, resulting in less care and more red tape.

That is why I am leading the fight on behalf of all Texans. I am proud to introduce the bipartisan MFAR Transparency Act to analyze the impact of the rule before blindly moving forward so that our health systems can continue to serve patients during the most dynamic health crisis of our generation.

I thank my colleague, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, for joining me in this effort.

In God we trust.

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