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Article Published: December 15, 2025

Why Urban Hospitals Close

A new GAO analysis explores why urban hospitals – most [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-26T09:51:59-04:00September 30, 2025|community safety-net hospitals|

Federal Health Policy Update for February 6

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

Joseph Steinbock2023-02-06T22:04:46-05:00February 6, 2023|340b, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for October 27

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

Joseph Steinbock2022-11-29T15:08:51-05:00October 27, 2022|340b, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, COVID 19, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for Friday, November 19

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

Joseph Steinbock2021-11-19T17:27:44-05:00November 19, 2021|coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare, Medicare regulations|

Federal Health Policy Update for Monday, June 28

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

Joseph Steinbock2021-06-28T17:30:39-04:00June 28, 2021|Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, coronavirus, COVID 19, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicare, MedPAC, Uncategorized|

Federal Health Policy Update for Wednesday, May 19

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

Joseph Steinbock2021-05-19T17:57:39-04:00May 19, 2021|coronavirus, COVID 19, Medicare, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, private safety-net hospitals, safety-net hospitals, telehealth|

Medicaid Waiver Process Often Lacks Transparency, GAO Finds

States’ applications for federal Medicaid waivers often lack transparency, according [...]

Joseph Steinbock2019-05-24T06:00:54-04:00May 24, 2019|Medicaid, private safety-net hospitals|

GAO Looks at Medicaid Managed Care Spending

The federal government should do more to help states ensure [...]

Joseph Steinbock2018-07-31T10:04:01-04:00July 31, 2018|Medicaid|

GAO Urges Medicare Action on Opioids

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is not doing [...]

Joseph Steinbock2017-11-10T06:00:57-05:00November 10, 2017|Medicare|

HHS Needs to Do More on Physician Training

The federal government needs to do more to ensure an [...]

Joseph Steinbock2017-06-30T06:00:11-04:00June 30, 2017|private safety-net hospitals|