Rationale provided by the Urban Institute includes lower provider payment rates and would impact adults between 50 and 64.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 did not continue much retirement-related relief into the new year.

One of the many components of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 is the "No Surprises Act." This section of the new law does not directly address COVID-19 economic relief, but instead gets at a longstanding health policy concern, the issue of "surprise" balance billing.