Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of April 3, 2026
Trump Budget Request Seeks HHS Cuts, Moves 340B Program Under CMS What’s happening: The White House budget outline seeks a 12.5% reduction in HHS funding and would move oversight of the…
Visa turbulence is becoming a care delivery problem
The Trump administration’s tougher immigration posture is no longer just a policy debate in Washington. It is becoming an operational problem for hospitals and health systems that rely on international…
Group Purchasing for Certain 340B Hospitals ‘Must Be Vacated’
On March 31, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a 2013 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) policy regarding a 2013 policy. Historically, disproportionate share…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of March 30, 2026
A slowdown in visa processing is wreaking havoc on foreign doctors’ livesWhat’s happening: A significant slowdown in U.S. visa processing is delaying or preventing foreign-trained physicians from entering or remaining…
Iran Conflict Creates Early Warning Signs for U.S. Healthcare Supply Chains
As April 1 force majeure deadlines passed for several global suppliers, U.S. health systems are entering a critical monitoring phase. While the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, major shortages have…
Healthcare Cuts on the Table as War Spending Grows: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know
A new budget battle in Washington is putting healthcare funding squarely in the crosshairs, with significant implications for hospitals, patients and long-term system stability. Recent reporting indicates Republican lawmakers are…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of March 23, 2026
Trump administration targets medical school admissions: 4 notesWhat’s happening: The Justice Department has opened civil rights investigations into admissions practices at Stanford, Ohio State, and UC San Diego medical schools,…
Rady Patient, California Attorney General Transgender Legal Challenges
Four San Diego families filed a class-action civil rights lawsuit against Rady Children’s Health, alleging the hospital discriminated against transgender youth by abruptly discontinuing gender-affirming care. The complaint, filed in…
CMS Approval of Minnesota Medicaid Corrective Plan Signals Relief, but Medicaid Scrutiny Is Far From Over
Federal regulators have signed off on Minnesota’s Medicaid corrective action plan, offering a temporary reprieve in a high-stakes standoff that has put billions in funding at risk. For hospital and…
ACA Premium Pressures Rise, With Political Blame and Real Cost Implications for Health Systems
A recent poll by KFF Health News highlights a clear trend: ACA marketplace premiums are climbing, driven by a mix of underlying medical cost growth, policy uncertainty, and insurer recalibration…