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Article Published: August 23, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for August 20

Don’t Miss: Latest No Surprises Act/Independent Dispute Resolution news Dept [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-20T15:51:33-04:00August 20, 2026|Affordable Care Act, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, public charge regulation and medicaid|

Mandatory Value-Based Programs Increase Hospital Costs

While policymakers continue to pursue mandatory Medicare value-based programs at [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-08-13T16:39:03-04:00August 18, 2026|Medicare|

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|

CMS Touts ACO REACH Model Results

An evaluation commissioned by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid [...]

Joseph Steinbock2026-07-16T16:32:01-04:00July 20, 2026|accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, Medicare|

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 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|