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Federal Health Policy Update for October 1

Don’t Miss: CMS partners with 37 states to launch Medicaid quality initiative CMS fleshes out GLOBE Model Medicare Part D Claims Data 340B Repository goes live The following is the latest health policy news from the federal government for September 25 - October 1. Some of the language used below is taken directly from government documents. The White House A statement issued by the White House titled “President Trump Takes Historic Action to Eliminate Wasteful and Harmful Spending” includes a series of cuts, or rescissions, of health-related federal expenditures, including $567 million for taxpayer-funded HHS services for non-citizens; $28 million [...]

joe2026-10-07T11:45:36-04:00October 1, 2026|340b, Alternative payment models, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMMI, MACPAC, Medicaid, Medicaid and homelessness, Medicaid regulations, Medicare, Medicare reimbursement policy|

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|