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Article Published: October 21, 2026

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 1

Don’t Miss: CMS partners with 37 states to launch Medicaid [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-01T16:59:26-04:00October 1, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare|

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 24

Don’t Miss: CMS plans major cuts in Medicare clinical lab [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-24T15:23:32-04:00September 24, 2026|Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 17

Don’t Miss: CMS advises on “medical frailty” as qualification [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-09-17T16:17:43-04:00September 17, 2026|accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

The Implications of New Limits on Medicaid Provider Taxes

Last year’s federal budget reconciliation law, in addition to introducing [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-25T13:43:04-04:00August 26, 2026|community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for August 6

Don’t Miss: CMS issues final FY 2027 Medicare inpatient payment [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-06T17:25:07-04:00August 6, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations|

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|

CMS Proposes Medicaid Provider Tax Regulation

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-23T16:09:43-04:00July 24, 2026|Medicaid 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|