What Hospital and Health-System Leaders Should Know About Post-Shutdown Health-Policy Status
The recent federal funding deal has ended the partial government shutdown, yet major health-policy questions remain unresolved—particularly concerning the enhanced premium tax credits under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of November 2
MAHA’s Low-Hanging Fruit: Enabling Health Systems to Deploy Food as Medicine What’s happening: The authors describe HHS OIG Advisory Opinion 25-02, which permits an FQHC—under enforcement discretion and conditions—to offer food,…
Senate Inches Toward 340B Reform as Oversight Debate Heats Up
Congress is circling—but not yet landing—on long-sought reforms to the federal 340B drug discount program, which provides steep medication discounts to hospitals serving large numbers of low-income patients. At a…
A Bipartisan Group of House Members Floats a 2-Year ACA Subsidy Extension to End the Shutdown
The shutdown of the federal government (now on day 35) centers on whether to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that were introduced in 2021 to support the Affordable Care…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of October 27
HHS again postpones meeting of preventive services coverage panel What’s Happening: The Department of Health and Human Services postponed the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) November meeting, citing the…
Judge Quashes DOJ Subpoena Targeting Online Trans Health Provider
A federal judge in Seattle has blocked the Department of Justice’s attempt to compel an online transgender health provider to turn over extensive patient and clinical records — a significant…
Hospitals Face Mounting Risks as ACA Subsidy Expiration Nears
The looming expiration of Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits could unleash widespread financial and operational challenges for hospitals and health systems. Unless Congress acts before year’s end, millions of…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of October 20
California Planned Parentho0od Funding Key Takeaways: California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $140 million emergency funding package for Planned Parenthood to keep 109 clinics operating after federal funding was cut…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of October 13
Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States What’s Happening: Several states have released 2026 ACA insurance rates showing premium spikes of 18% or more if Congress allows enhanced subsidies…
California Gov. Newsom reins in AI chatbots in healthcare
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 489, which prohibits AI chatbots from representing themselves as licensed healthcare professionals and allows medical licensing boards to seek injunctions against violating companies. This…