House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee

Federal Health Policy Update for September 10

Don’t Miss: Energy and Commerce to weigh multiple health care bills HRSA shares upcoming 340B administrative changes CMS continues distributing Rural Health Transformation Program $$$ The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 4-10. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House The White House announced that the federal government will issue refunds of $500 a person to nearly one million Americans who it says were overcharged for Affordable Care Act exchange health plans because their premiums included user fees that were charged to cover the cost [...]

joe2026-09-10T14:54:12-04:00September 10, 2026|340b, Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, CMMI, Congress, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 11

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for June 5-11. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Don’t Miss: CMS warns more than 500 hospitals for failing to meet price transparency requirements HHS OIG looks at Medicare Advantage rejections of post-acute services Federal court rejects $100,000 H-1B visa fee HHS RFI seeks new approaches, including AI, for treating addiction CMS creates new office to help with tech modernization Congress Some Republican members of Congress continue to plan for a third party-line reconciliation bill to focus on health care affordability. The [...]

joe2026-06-11T16:08:27-04:00June 11, 2026|Alternative payment models, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Congress, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy, MedPAC|

Federal Health Policy Update for June 4

Don’t miss: CMS publishes new Medicaid work/community engagement requirements Energy and Commerce Committee looks at price transparency in health care An AI executive order and Congress prepares to weigh in Price cut: IDR dispute fee to fall from $115 to $15 per dispute The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for May 29 to June 4. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Medicaid Work Requirements – Interim Final Rule CMS has published an interim final rule with comment period to implement the Medicaid work and community engagement requirements [...]

joe2026-06-04T16:30:46-04:00June 4, 2026|Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, hospitals, Medicaid, Medicare|

Federal Health Policy Update for May 21

The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for May 15-21. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. Congress The House Ways and Means Committee marked up several health care bills addressing issues such as durable medical equipment (DME) and home health fraud. A discussion draft that would have required non-profit hospitals and health systems to provide additional reporting on community benefit spending was removed from the list of measures considered. See all the marked-up bills and a recording of the meeting on the committee’s website here. Ways & Means expects [...]

joe2026-05-21T16:10:09-04:00May 21, 2026|Affordable Care Act, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, Medicaid, Medicaid managed care, Medicaid regulations, Medicare reimbursement policy|