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Article Published: August 11, 2025

CMS Pulling the Plug on Continuous Medicaid Eligibility

Continuous eligibility for Medicaid is being phased out, the Centers [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-07-23T12:13:02-04:00July 24, 2025|community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid|

ASH Comments on Proposed 2025 Medicare Outpatient Payments

Medicare’s proposal to increase payments for outpatient services by 2.6 [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-09-05T16:05:12-04:00September 8, 2024|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 19

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-10-19T14:58:05-04:00October 19, 2023|Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, health equity, Medicaid, Medicare, telehealth|

States Introduce Changes on Medicaid Unwinding

With more than five million people already dropped from state [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-08-22T16:09:55-04:00August 23, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicaid|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 22

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-06-22T16:01:37-04:00June 22, 2023|Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, surprise medical bills|

Federal Health Policy Update for May 18

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-05-18T16:58:32-04:00May 18, 2023|340b, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, COVID 19, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, telehealth|

Federal Health Policy Update for March 10

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-03-10T15:55:24-05:00March 10, 2023|340b, accountable care organization, Alternative payment models, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, MedPAC|

Medicaid Programs See Roadmap for Unwinding

With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuous Medicaid eligibility [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-02-28T21:34:45-05:00March 2, 2023|Medicaid|

States Seek Certainty on End of PHE

The country’s states want a clearer idea of when the [...]

Joseph Steinbock2022-11-30T16:06:25-05:00November 30, 2022|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, COVID 19, Medicaid|