Medicaid Cuts in House Budget Reconciliation Bill One-Step Closer to Floor Vote
The House of Representatives version of the 2025 budget reconciliation bill took big steps forward this week. After draft language was introduced by the House Committee of Energy and Commerce…
House Megabill Proposes Deep Medicaid Cuts: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know
House Republicans have unveiled a sweeping budget reconciliation proposal that could dramatically reshape Medicaid as we know it. Dubbed the “megabill,” this legislation includes deep funding cuts, rollbacks to Medicaid…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of May 5, 2025
CBO Warns Medicaid Rollbacks Could Strip Coverage from Millions The Congressional Budget Office projects that up to 8.6 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage under GOP cost-cutting proposals tied to…
What a New Pope Means for Catholic-Affiliated Hospitals in the U.S.
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis reshaped the tone, priorities, and social commitments of Catholic-affiliated hospitals in the United States—not by changing doctrine, but by emphasizing pastoral care, equity,…
President Trump Pulls His Surgeon General Nominee Day Before Senate Hearing, Nominates Sister of RFK Jr. Confidante
Yesterday, President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of Dr. Janette Nesheiwat for U.S. Surgeon General, opting instead to nominate Dr. Casey Means, a Stanford-educated physician and wellness influencer closely aligned…
State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over HHS Defunding
In a high-profile legal move, the attorneys general of 19 states and the District of Columbia have filed suit against the Trump administration for its efforts to defund and dismantle…
Medicaid on the Line in Budget Resolution
Returning to Washington from a two-week recess last week, House Republicans have advanced a budget resolution that instructs the Energy and Commerce Committee to identify $880 billion in spending reductions…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of May 2, 2025
Medicaid Faces Deep Cuts in GOP Budget Proposal Congressional Republicans are considering $600 billion in Medicaid reductions as part of a major budget package, raising the risk that up to…
PBM Reforms Are Coming: What Health Systems Need to Know
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are under unprecedented scrutiny. Federal regulators, lawmakers, and the White House are all pushing for more transparency and accountability. For health systems, these developments have serious…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of April 25, 2025
Trump Order Would Delay Medicare Drug Price Negotiations for Pill-Based Drugs President Trump’s April 22 executive order targets the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing rules, proposing a change that would…