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Article Published: October 17, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for October 15

Don’t Miss: IRS proposes changes in rules governing ACA premium [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-15T16:51:54-04:00October 15, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

Hospitals Sue to Block 340B Rebate Model Program

A group of hospitals and hospital associations has sued the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-13T16:55:28-04:00October 14, 2026|340b, ASH, community safety-net hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 8

Don’t Miss: Latest 340B developments CMS penalizes majority of hospitals [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-13T08:36:46-04:00October 8, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, safety-net hospitals, surprise medical bills|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 1

Don’t Miss: CMS partners with 37 states to launch Medicaid [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-01T16:59:26-04:00October 1, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 10

Don’t Miss: Energy and Commerce to weigh multiple health care [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-10T14:41:22-04:00September 10, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, hospitals, Medicaid, MedPAC|

Administrative Changes Coming to 340B

The Health Resources and Services Administration has released new information [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-08T14:23:13-04:00September 10, 2026|340b|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 3

Don’t Miss: 340B data reporting requirements for Medicare Part D [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-03T17:27:26-04:00September 3, 2026|340b, COVID 19, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, telehealth|

CMS Sets Soft Launch for 340B Data Repository

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will launch a [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-03T08:32:32-04:00September 3, 2026|340b, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, safety-net hospitals|

Disagreement Over 340B’s Future

Almost immediately after the Department of Health and Human Services [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-11T15:56:13-04:00August 13, 2026|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals|

HRSA Tries Again With New 340B Model

Following a federal court rejection earlier this year of a [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-06T15:14:10-04:00August 10, 2026|340b, community safety-net hospitals|