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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|

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|

ASH Responds to Senate Finance Committee RFI on Health Coverage

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-01T17:32:30-04:00October 2, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, safety-net hospitals|

MACPAC Meets

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-30T11:55:55-04:00October 1, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations|

Imminent Changes in Medicaid Eligibility for Immigrants

Come October 1, immigrants seeking Medicaid benefits – including lawful [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-29T17:28:58-04:00September 30, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

Hospitals Continue to Struggle with Price Transparency

Since the beginning of 2021, hospitals have been required to [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-16T16:22:11-04:00September 17, 2026|hospitals|

The Declining Number of Hospital Maternity Units

The number of hospitals with maternity units has been declining [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-10T17:11:12-04:00September 14, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid|

EMTALA Citations on the Rise

Federal citations for hospital violations of EMTALA requirements have risen [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-10T15:43:56-04:00September 11, 2026|hospitals|

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|

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|