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Article Published: December 12, 2025

Federal Health Policy Update for December 11

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-11T15:44:21-05:00December 11, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

CMS Fleshes Out Medicaid Work Requirement

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued additional [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-10T12:59:41-05:00December 11, 2025|Medicaid|

MedPAC Discusses Preliminary 2027 Rate Recommendations

The members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met virtually [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-10T08:09:48-05:00December 10, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

Urban Safety-Net Hospitals Most Vulnerable to Looming Health Care Cuts

While a great deal of attention has been paid to [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-04T16:34:34-05:00December 8, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, safety-net hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 4

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-04T14:58:06-05:00December 4, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, health equity, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, telehealth|

CMS Lays Groundwork for Medicaid Provider Taxes Regulations

In a message to state Medicaid programs, the Centers for [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-20T16:50:48-05:00November 24, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Uncategorized|

Federal Health Policy Update for November 20

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-21T11:55:37-05:00November 20, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, proposed public charge regulation, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid, telehealth|

Medicare, Medicaid Regulations Logjam Should Soon End

The shutdown of the federal government brought the usual flow [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T17:06:08-05:00November 18, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Health Care and the End of the Shutdown

Passage last week of a continuing resolution to fund the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T16:37:37-05:00November 17, 2025|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for November 13

The following is the latest health policy news from the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T15:17:11-05:00November 13, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|