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Article Published: August 2, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for July 30

Don’t Miss: Two new final Medicare payment rules CMS seeks [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-30T17:02:14-04:00July 30, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for July 23

Don’t Miss: Congress advances health care bills CMS proposes [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-23T16:24:56-04:00July 23, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid regulations, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

Federal Health Policy Update for July 16

Don’t Miss: CMS proposed 2027 physician payment regulation House Ways [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-16T16:18:50-04:00July 16, 2026|340b, accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, public charge regulation|

Federal Health Policy Update for July 9

Don’t Miss: CMS ends fast track process for Medicaid 1115 [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-09T14:44:21-04:00July 9, 2026|hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 25

Don’t Miss: CMS posts a new presentation on Medicaid eligibility [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-25T17:29:54-04:00June 25, 2026|340b, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 18

Don’t Miss: 340B Rebate Model pilot program – next steps [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-18T15:54:28-04:00June 18, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

MACPAC Issues Report to Congress

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission has sent [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-17T09:42:35-04:00June 17, 2026|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for May 28

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

jtomkins2026-05-28T17:40:54-04:00May 28, 2026|Affordable Care Act, MACPAC, Medicare regulations|

MACPAC Seeks Guardrails for AI Use in Medicaid Prior Authorization

While acknowledging the potential value of the use of AI [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-05-13T12:02:11-04:00May 15, 2026|MACPAC, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for May 14

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-05-14T15:29:47-04:00May 14, 2026|hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare regulations|