Early filings suggests ACA premiums will spike in 2026
With plenty of policy questions still up in the air, a new report suggests insurers are set to propose steep...
RFK Jr. fires 2 top aides at HHS in department shake-up
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ousted his chief of staff and a deputy...
CMS warns states of new Medicaid waiver expectations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is shifting its policy on Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. In letters to...
CMS floats 2.4% annual outpatient, ASC pay bump for CY2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual pay rate proposal for outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) includes a...
Providers prepare contingency plans amid regulatory shifts
Hospitals, health systems and physician practices are shifting their operational and financial strategies in the face of rapidly changing federal...
Medicaid insurers cleared to text enrollees under Trump’s work requirements law
Tucked inside President Donald Trump’s controversial bill incorporating Medicaid work requirements during his administration is a provision that makes it...
House votes 218-214 to send reconciliation bill to Trump’s desk
The House has voted 218-214 to send Republican’s Senate-passed spending bill to President Donald Trump’s Desk, ensuring that the healthcare...
CMS sued over Trump administration’s ACA final rule
Doctors for America, the Main Street Alliance and three cities have sued the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Senate bill cuts Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The Senate version of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” which narrowly passed Tuesday, includes a provision that would prohibit...
CMS finalizes rule aimed at ‘improper’ ACA exchange sign-ups
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule that it says will address “the surge of...
