Abbott blasts Biden administration for rescinding Medicaid extension

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasted the Biden administration for rescinding a 10-year Medicaid waiver extension that was granted by the previous administration. The extension, which was scheduled to run through 2030, would have provided $11 billion per year in health care funding to Texas, including for uncompensated care.

The Biden administration rescinded the waiver, not because of any material issues pertaining to the application but because of a procedural issue with the paperwork. Liz Richter, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, wrote in a letter to Texas officials that its approval was rescinded because “it did not go through the full federal rulemaking process.”