July 21, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 128 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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                         MFAR TRANSPARENCY ACT

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  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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