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Federal Health Policy Update for July 24

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for July 18-24.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House has released its AI action plan.  Winning the Race:  America’s AI Action Plan is a 28-page document that mentions health care only in passing but includes provisions that could potentially affect the health care industry.  Find the plan here. Congress The House has adjourned for recess and will return to Washington after Labor Day.  The Senate remains [...]

CMS Pulling the Plug on Continuous Medicaid Eligibility

Continuous eligibility for Medicaid is being phased out, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced. Characterizing its decision as one that follows more closely the statutory underpinnings of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, CMS explains that it “… is issuing guidance to states making clear it does not anticipate approving new or extending existing section 1115 demonstration authorities that have allowed some individuals to remain enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP for extended periods of time, even if they may not have otherwise been eligible.” At the [...]

The New Rural Health Fund

Recognizing that the Medicaid and other health care cuts in the recently enacted FY 2026 budget reconciliation bill – the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill – will exact a heavy toll on rural hospitals, Congress included in that bill a short-term Rural Health Fund designed to help ameliorate the impact of some of the cuts it was adopting. KFF Health has taken a closer look at the Rural Health Fund, how it is structured, and how it is expected to work and has identified some of the bill’s major components.  [...]

OBBB Implementation Timeline

DeBrunner & Associates has prepared a timeline presenting the timeline showing the stages through which the FY 2026 federal budget reconciliation bill (the “One Big Beautiful Bill”) will be implemented.  Find it here.

Federal Health Policy Update for July 17

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for July 11-17.  Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Proposed Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Regulation for CY 2026 CMS has published its proposed Medicare outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgical center payment system rule for CY 2026.  Highlights include: A 2.4 percent increase in outpatient rates that is offset by a two percentage point clawback under the 340B final remedy rule, making the actual increase just [...]

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