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Article Published: February 11, 2026

CMS Axes 340B Model

Following two defeats in federal court, the Centers for Medicare [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-11T08:21:56-05:00February 11, 2026|340b, community safety-net hospitals|

Docs Not Always Caring for Medicaid Patients

More than a quarter of all doctors enrolled to serve [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-05T17:02:54-05:00February 10, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

Non-Profit Hospitals Face Near-Term Challenges

The end of Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premiums [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-05T15:13:48-05:00February 9, 2026|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

Demise of Enhanced Tax Credits Drives Lower ACA Plan Enrollment

The end of enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-29T15:54:48-05:00February 2, 2026|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals|

Erosion of Rural Maternity Care Continues

At a rate of more than two a month since [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-28T08:59:42-05:00January 28, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 22

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-22T17:39:55-05:00January 22, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, MedPAC, telehealth|

ASH Urges Congressional Leaders to Support Health Care Extenders

In a letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-22T11:35:33-05:00January 22, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

MedPAC Meets

MedPAC’s commissioners held their latest public meeting on Thursday, January [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-21T12:05:15-05:00January 21, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicare, MedPAC|

Impact of Lost Health Insurance Subsidies Already Seen

The expiration of enhanced tax credits for the purchase of [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-13T15:34:56-05:00January 15, 2026|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals|

340B Pilot in Limbo After Court Acts – Twice

The future of the Department of Health and Human Services’ [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-13T17:05:04-05:00January 14, 2026|340b, community safety-net hospitals|