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Article Published: May 26, 2026

Federal Health Policy Update for January 22

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

Joseph Steinbock2026-01-22T17:39:55-05:00January 22, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, MedPAC, telehealth|

MedPAC Discusses Preliminary 2027 Rate Recommendations

The members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met virtually [...]

Joseph Steinbock2025-12-10T08:09:48-05:00December 10, 2025|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

MedPAC Offers FY 2024 Rate Recommendations

Medicare rates would rise for some providers and fall for [...]

Joseph Steinbock2023-03-20T15:36:04-04:00March 22, 2023|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

MedPAC Meets

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, D.C. recently [...]

Joseph Steinbock2021-01-26T06:00:26-05:00January 26, 2021|Alternative payment models, CMMI, MedPAC|

MedPAC Meets

Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2020-12-11T13:00:34-05:00December 11, 2020|Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals|

CMS Finalizes FY 2021 Payments to Hospitals

Medicare has announced how it will pay hospitals for inpatient [...]

Joseph Steinbock2020-09-09T06:00:05-04:00September 9, 2020|Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, private safety-net hospitals|

MedPAC Meets

Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2020-01-21T06:00:39-05:00January 21, 2020|340b, accountable care organization, Medicare, Medicare regulations, MedPAC|

MedPAC Meeting Transcript Now Available

Last week the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission met in Washington, [...]

Joseph Steinbock2019-12-11T06:00:44-05:00December 11, 2019|Medicare, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals|

MedPAC to Meet Tomorrow

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meets this Thursday and Friday [...]

Joseph Steinbock2019-12-04T06:00:17-05:00December 4, 2019|Medicare, MedPAC, private safety-net hospitals|

MedPAC Weighs in on Proposed Medicare Payment Changes

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has submitted formal comments to [...]

Joseph Steinbock2019-06-28T06:00:14-04:00June 28, 2019|Medicare regulations, MedPAC|