In just over two months since President Donald Trump assumed office, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), now under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has undergone a profound shift in its...more
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
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
The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) released a comprehensive 253-page report providing a roadmap for Congress as it develops policies to regulate and optimize the use of this rapidly advancing technology. The...more
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Republicans will soon find themselves in in control of the entire federal government—the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives—for the first time since 2018. This new power dynamic in Washington has already...more
As former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term with a victory, his health care priorities will differ somewhat from his first term, which focused heavily on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more
As we near the end of the 118th Congress and head into a lame duck session postelection, policymakers are eyeing opportunities to reauthorize health programs that expire in December and also pass larger health reforms before...more
Today, Thursday, March 9, President Biden unveiled his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request, the third of his presidency. The $6.1 trillion proposal calls for $1.9 trillion in discretionary spending and $4.2 trillion in...more
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
Last week, President Biden released the administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget proposal. The Budget presents an ideological vision the administration would like to see Congress adopt. Along with a holistic document...more
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
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
Last week, four committees in the House of Representatives approved health care-related legislation as part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill proposed by Democrats. This bill is modeled on President Joe Biden’s...more
House and Senate lawmakers came to a bipartisan agreement on an end-of-year spending deal that will fund the government for FY 2020. The $1.37 trillion package includes a total of $738 billion in funding for the military and...more
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