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Article Published: March 5, 2026

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for February 5

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-05T14:51:58-05:00February 5, 2026|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, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for January 29

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-02-02T09:01:01-05:00January 29, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

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|

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|

Health Care and the End of the Shutdown

Passage last week of a continuing resolution to fund the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T16:37:37-05:00November 17, 2025|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for November 13

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-11-13T15:17:11-05:00November 13, 2025|Affordable Care Act, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

Medicaid DSH Cuts Have (Seemingly) Arrived

Cuts in Medicaid disproportionate share payments, mandated in 2010 under [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-10-15T11:45:25-04:00October 16, 2025|Affordable Care Act, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations|