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Understanding the Rural Health Transformation Program

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” or OBBB. The bill is a sweeping package that includes an estimated $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid. These cuts include...more

7/22/2025 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Facilities , Healthcare Reform , Hospitals , Medicaid , Mental Health , New Legislation , Rural Health Care Program , Trump Administration

Final Health Care Provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”

On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law the Republican budget reconciliation package, also referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act. The legislation enacts sweeping changes to tax, immigration, energy,...more

7/9/2025 / Budget Reconciliation , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Government Agencies , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , New Legislation , Proposed Legislation , Tax Reform , Trump Administration

White House Establishes MAHA Commission Under Leadership of New HHS Secretary Kennedy

On Feb. 13, moments after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of health and human services, President Donald Trump issued his first health care Executive Order (EO) under new leadership, laying the groundwork to...more

2/19/2025 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Executive Orders , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Mental Health , National Institute of Health (NIH) , Public Health , Research and Development

Navigating the Health Care Impacts of President Trump's First Executive Actions

Since taking office for his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders (EOs) aimed at undoing several health care policies implemented by the Biden administration, indicating...more

1/30/2025 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Drug Pricing , Executive Orders , Health Insurance , Healthcare Reform , Medicaid , Trump Administration

Health Care Policy Positions: Expectations for a Harris or Trump White House

With less than one month until the presidential election, health care policy issues are at the forefront of voters’ minds, including issues around drug pricing, federal research funding and reproductive rights....more

10/11/2024 / Affordable Care Act , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Insurance , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , Kamala Harris , Medicaid , Trump Administration

Breaking Down the Health Care Impact of the Fiscal Responsibility Act

The Fiscal Responsibility Act, the product of intense negotiations between the White House and House Republican leadership, suspends the debt limit and outlines government spending cuts....more

6/1/2023 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Health Insurance , Healthcare , Healthcare Reform , IRS , Skilled Nursing Facility

Public Health Emergency Likely to Remain in Place, at Least for Now

On Monday, May 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) passed a self-imposed 60-day deadline to notify states that they did not plan to extend the Public Health Emergency (PHE), which has been in place since...more

5/23/2022 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Medicare , Public Health Emergency , Relief Measures , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Likely Directions for the Biden Administration Health Care Regulatory Agenda

With President Biden’s legislative agenda likely stalled for the time being, along with the upcoming midterm elections possibly shifting Congress to Republican control, it is likely that the administration will turn to...more

3/1/2022 / Affordable Care Act , Biden Administration , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , CMMI , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Healthcare Reform , Legislative Agendas

Medicare Sequester Cuts Possible Without Congressional Action

As we near the end of the calendar year, the Medicare sequester will reemerge as an important topic for Congress. A sequester is a budgetary tool that automatically cuts federal spending across all issue areas. This client...more

11/10/2021 / Acts of Congress , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Health Care Providers , Hospitals , Medicaid , Medicare

Potential Congressional Action on Telehealth

Last year as the COVID-19 pandemic forced many providers to close their doors for in-person care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Congress acted quickly to provide waivers, administrative relief, and...more

5/6/2021 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Physicians , Proposed Legislation , Public Health , Telehealth , Telemedicine

Which Health Care Rules Are Already Waived Under the President’s Emergency Declaration?

Last Friday, President Trump declared the spread of COVID-19 to be a national emergency, ushering in new flexibilities for federal health care programs to address the crisis. Within hours of the announcement, the Centers for...more

3/18/2020 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Medicare , State of Emergency , Trump Administration

CMS Releases Long-Awaited Block Grant Guidance

On Thursday, Jan. 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Healthy Adult Opportunity initiative, long-awaited guidance that would enable states to convert Medicaid funding into a block grant for...more

2/3/2020 / 1115 Waivers , Affordable Care Act , Block Grants , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Long-Term Care , Medicaid , Medicaid Work Requirements , New Guidance , Prescription Drugs , State Medicaid Programs

#WheresThePrice: Proposed Rule Sneaks in Questions about Publishing Payer-Negotiated Rates

The most recent proposal in a series of efforts by the Trump administration to increase price transparency in health care is one that may eventually require hospitals and providers to publicly disclose the payer-negotiated...more

4/2/2019 / Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , Health Care Providers , Healthcare Reform , Hospitals , Legislative Agendas , Price Transparency , Proposed Rules , Trump Administration

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