The House Tuesday evening handed a bipartisan invoice that may fund the federal government by way of Dec. 11 and chill out Medicare loan phrases for healthcare suppliers.

Lawmakers handed the deal—359 to 57—after negotiating by way of the day to attain a consensus. The package deal is designed to keep away from a shutdown on Oct. 1. While House Democrats and the White House determined to separate the funding invoice from COVID-19 aid laws, some insurance policies that healthcare suppliers requested for have been included.

Hospitals have implored Congress to forgive or chill out compensation phrases for $100 billion in COVID-19 relief loans that Medicare gave out within the spring. CMS was supposed to begin recouping the funds by reducing suppliers’ Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement beginning in August, however that hasn’t happened.

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