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Article Published: November 12, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for November 5

Don’t Miss: CMS releases final 2027 Medicare outpatient rule [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-11-05T17:08:28-05:00November 5, 2026|340b, accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, ASH, hospitals, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills|

What the Changing of the Guard May Bring for Health Care

Medicare for all? A reversal of 2025-enacted cuts in [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-11-04T11:04:18-05:00November 4, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Medicare, surprise medical bills|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 29

Don’t Miss: CMS charts new path for pursuing ACA [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-29T17:01:30-04:00October 29, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills, Uncategorized|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 22

Don’t Miss: Senate Finance Democrats release home care RFI New [...]

jtomkins2026-10-25T16:49:11-04:00October 22, 2026|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare|

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|

The Curious Case of Improper Medicaid Payments

While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues its [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-10-14T11:23:48-04:00October 15, 2026|Medicaid|

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|

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|