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Article Published: January 22, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for January 8

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-08T15:28:08-05:00January 8, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, telehealth|

ASH Urges Congress to Help Hardworking American Families

The Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals has written to members of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-07T12:01:30-05:00January 7, 2026|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, telehealth|

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|

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 11

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-11T16:36:15-04:00September 11, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

ASH Reminds Congress to Protect Community Safety-Net Hospitals

With Congress returning to Washington last week and an unfinished [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-04T16:13:09-04:00September 8, 2025|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 4

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-04T15:06:12-04:00September 4, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, Alternative payment models, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, MedPAC, telehealth|

The Coming Medicaid Work Requirement

Among the many Medicaid-related aspects of the recently enacted FY [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-08-05T17:29:00-04:00August 6, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid|

Health Care Implications of Senate Reconciliation Bill

On Tuesday the Senate passed an FY 2026 budget reconciliation [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-07-02T12:55:53-04:00July 3, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 26

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-06-26T16:53:20-04:00June 26, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, deficit reduction, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare|