September 2025

Federal Health Policy Update for September 4

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for August 29 – September 4. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House and Senate have returned to Washington D.C., where their focus has turned to funding for the federal government, which expires on September 30. Senior appropriators predict that Congress will pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open through at least mid-November. We expect any CR to include a number of health care extenders for programs that also expire after September 30, including for telehealth flexibilities, [...]

joe2025-09-04T15:15:10-04:00September 4, 2025|Accountable Care Organization, ACO, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Medicaid, Medicaid disproportionate share, Medicaid DSH, Medicaid DSH allotments, Medicaid managed care, Medicare, Medicare post-acute care, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, Telehealth|

House to Mull Cutting HHS Budget

The House Appropriations Committee has released a new budget proposal that would reduce the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget by six percent in the coming year. Overall, the proposal calls for reducing HHS’s discretionary budget by $13.7 billion. Much of that cut would come from a proposed reduction of 19 percent in the budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The proposed budget also calls for $100 million for Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) funding; the elimination of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; and maintaining funding for Head Start at its current $12.3 billion. [...]

joe2025-09-02T17:18:32-04:00September 3, 2025|Congress|

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