Even Joe Biden thought Medicaid Provider Taxes Were a Scam

Reducing the scope of Medicaid provider taxes is one of many provisions contained in the Big Beautiful Bill now moving through Congress. The Rio Grande Foundation has argued in support of eliminating them because they allow states like New Mexico (and others) to “game” the Medicaid system. In fact, New Mexico’s Legislature passed an additional “provider tax” to help the State leverage an additional $1.5 billion of federal dollars in the 2024 session.

It’s not JUST conservatives who oppose provider taxes and consider them a “scam.” Check out the quote below from Joe Biden on the medical provider tax scam .