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Article Published: August 20, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for August 13

Don’t Miss: Federal court vacates key aspect of No Surprises [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-13T14:34:49-04:00August 13, 2026|Alternative payment models, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills|

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|

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|

HHS Regulatory Agenda Revealed

The federal Office of Management and Budget has posted an [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-09T14:17:47-04:00July 13, 2026|Alternative payment models, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid regulations, Medicare regulations, surprise medical bills|

Proposed Medicare Rule Could Hit Hospitals Hard

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed 2027 Medicare [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-07T12:01:09-04:00July 7, 2026|340b, hospitals, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for July 2

Don’t Miss: CMS proposes CY 2027 Medicare outpatient rates, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-02T16:52:28-04:00July 2, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, COVID 19, hospitals, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

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|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 11

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-06-11T15:51:22-04:00June 11, 2026|ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations|