Keeping Track of HHS Reorganization
Late last week, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a major reorganization and downsizing of its agencies and operations. Those efforts have already begun, and the following is a selection of news reports describing the changes that have [...]
HHS to Reorganize
The federal Department of Health and Human Services has announced a major restructuring of its operations. The changes include: Terminating an additional 10,000 of the agency’s employees, over and above 10,000 employee reduction that already has taken place, thereby reducing [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 27
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 21-27. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House and Senate need to pass a joint budget resolution as [...]
Five Million Could Lose Medicaid With Federal Work Requirement
If adopted, a federal requirement that Medicaid beneficiaries in expansion states work at least 80 hours a month to retain their eligibility for Medicaid could result in five million people losing their Medicaid coverage, according to a new analysis. And [...]
MedPAC Makes 2026 Medicare Rate Recommendations
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recently released “Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy,” its required March report to Congress. In addition to addressing a variety of Medicare issues, MedPAC presented its 2026 Medicare rate recommendations to Congress. Those recommendations [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 20
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 14-20. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House has rescinded Executive Order 13994 of January [...]
If ACA Funding for Medicaid Expansion Were to be Cut…
When Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act in 2010 it offered states a powerful incentive to expand their criteria for Medicaid eligibility: money to pay for most of that expansion. Under that law, the federal government pays 90 percent of [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 13
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March 7-13. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress Funding the Federal Government Unless Congress passes spending legislation, funding for the [...]
MedPAC Meets
MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meetings on Thursday, March 6 and Friday, March 7. The subjects on the meetings’ agenda were: reforming Medicare physician fee schedule updates and improving the accuracy of relative payment rates reducing beneficiary cost-sharing for [...]
Federal Health Policy Update for March 6
The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for March February 28 – March 6. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The current continuing resolution funding the federal government [...]
