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Article Published: December 15, 2025

Hospitals to Face More Readmissions Penalties in 2026

Hospital readmissions penalties will increase, as will the size of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T10:59:24-04:00October 1, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicare|

Why Urban Hospitals Close

A new GAO analysis explores why urban hospitals – most [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T09:51:59-04:00September 30, 2025|community safety-net hospitals|

New Medicaid Work Requirement Could Slam Hospital Finances

The Medicaid work/community engagement requirement included in the “One Big [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T12:30:53-04:00September 29, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, safety-net hospitals|

MACPAC Meets

Members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T09:19:44-04:00September 29, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, MACPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 25

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-25T16:17:20-04:00September 25, 2025|Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, telehealth|

Looking at Potential Health Coverage Losses

Changes adopted in the FY 2026 budget reconciliation bill (“the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-18T16:45:09-04:00September 22, 2025|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals, deficit reduction, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 18

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-18T17:13:53-04:00September 18, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, deficit reduction, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Providers Objecting to New HHS Programs

Health care providers are expressing concern about two new programs [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-17T12:56:00-04:00September 18, 2025|340b, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare|

ASH Comments on Medicare Outpatient Rule

ASH has submitted written comments to the Centers for Medicare [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-16T16:58:51-04:00September 17, 2025|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

ASH Comments on Proposed Medicare Doc Pay Rule

ASH has submitted written comments to the Centers for Medicare [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-11T15:03:06-04:00September 15, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

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