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Article Published: March 25, 2026

MACPAC Meets

Members of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-12T15:13:18-04:00March 16, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for March 12

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-12T16:00:14-04:00March 12, 2026|hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC|

New Group Targets Hospitals

Insurance interests have joined forces to create a new group [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-05T14:43:03-05:00March 9, 2026|hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for March 5

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

jtomkins2026-03-06T15:44:41-05:00March 6, 2026|accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, MedPAC, Uncategorized|

Rural Health Transformation Plans Face Pushback

In states across the country, legislators, hospital and health care [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-04T12:25:33-05:00March 5, 2026|hospitals|

States, Hospitals, Patients Brace for Big Beautiful Bill Effects

The effects of last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-03-03T16:59:41-05:00March 4, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for February 26

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-26T15:37:34-05:00February 26, 2026|340b, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Price Transparency Not Living Up to Objective – Yet

The requirement that hospitals post transparent information about their prices [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-24T16:08:03-05:00February 25, 2026|hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for February 19

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-19T15:25:00-05:00February 19, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, telehealth|

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|