On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Senate Finance Committee released draft legislative language for its version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a comprehensive budget reconciliation proposal that includes significant changes to...more
On May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the Bill), its budget reconciliation legislation that upheld most of the Medicaid-related provisions originally approved by the House Energy and...more
6/6/2025
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Last week, the House Energy & Commerce Committee marked up legislation that would significantly affect the Medicaid program, including changes to state Medicaid financing mechanisms, state directed payment programs that...more
Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more
11/3/2021
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On Saturday, March 6, 2021, by a vote of 50-49, the Senate amended and approved the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which is reconciliation legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief. The House of...more
3/11/2021
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COBRA ,
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Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
On October 24, 2017, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to examine HHS public health preparedness for and response to the 2017 hurricane season. The hearing addressed...more
On February 16, 2017, House Republicans released a policy brief on how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The brief builds upon the ideas outlined in the 2016 “A Better Way” proposal and promises action on...more
President-elect Trump stated that Rep. Price, an orthopedic surgeon, six-term Member of Congress, and Chairman of the Budget Committee, “has earned a reputation for being a tireless problem solver and the go-to expert on...more
On November 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its CY 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule, which includes the agency’s final policies implementing legislative changes...more
On July 6, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its CY 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule. The Proposed Rule includes several provisions regarding how CMS will...more