On the afternoon of July 4, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act – comprehensive budget reconciliation legislation that represents the core of President’s second-term domestic agenda and...more
7/14/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Federal Budget ,
Gender Identity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicaid Work Requirements ,
New Legislation ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Rural Health Care Program ,
Trump Administration
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
/ Budget Reconciliation ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Federal Funding ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government
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
Within its proposed CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule (the Proposed Rule), CMS is proposing to implement new payment policies intended to advance health equity and support whole-person care. CMS expects these new...more
7/23/2024
/ ACOs ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
MIPS ,
Payment Systems ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Proposed Rules ,
Telehealth
On September 1, 2023, CMS issued the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting proposed rule (the Proposed Rule), which imposes nurse staffing...more