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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|

Federal Health Policy Update for September 18

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

Joseph Steinbock2025-09-18T17:13:53-04:00September 18, 2025|340b, Affordable Care Act, Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, deficit reduction, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare disproportionate share, Medicare DSH, Medicare regulations, telehealth|

ASH Looks Ahead to Lame Duck

When the dust clears after next week’s presidential election, Congress [...]

Joseph Steinbock2024-10-30T17:27:53-04:00October 31, 2024|Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, ASH, community safety-net hospitals, COVID 19, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, telehealth|

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 Looks at Outpatient Payments

The question of whether Medicare should pay different rates for [...]

Joseph Steinbock2021-11-18T06:00:37-05:00November 18, 2021|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|

NASH Raises Concerns About Proposed Budget in News Release

Medicare and Medicaid cuts detailed in the administration’s proposed FY [...]

Joseph Steinbock2020-02-11T11:31:09-05:00February 11, 2020|Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicare, Medicare DSH, NASH, National Alliance of Safety-Net Hospitals, 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|