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Article Published: January 22, 2026

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 15

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-15T15:44:48-05:00January 15, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, telehealth|

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 29

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

jtomkins2026-01-03T11:44:50-05:00December 29, 2025|Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 18

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-18T16:07:37-05:00December 18, 2025|accountable care organization, Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare|

Hospital Bad Debt and Charity Care Rising

Hospital bad debt and charity care are rising, according to [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-16T16:35:01-05:00December 17, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 11

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-11T15:44:21-05:00December 11, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for December 4

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-04T14:58:06-05:00December 4, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, health equity, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for November 20

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-21T11:55:37-05:00November 20, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, proposed public charge regulation, public charge regulation, public charge regulation and medicaid, telehealth|

Medicare, Medicaid Regulations Logjam Should Soon End

The shutdown of the federal government brought the usual flow [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T17:06:08-05:00November 18, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations|