Coming Medicaid Requirements Could Put the Pinch on Hospitals
A new Commonwealth Fund analysis revealed nearly 3,000 U.S. general acute care hospitals could face significant financial losses due to upcoming Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027….
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of September 14, 2025
Federal Judge Considers UCLA Research Grant Restoration U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin indicated she is leaning toward ordering the Trump Administration to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical…
Charity Care Screening, Prior Authorization, Non-Public Spaces Highlight California’s End of Session Health Care Legislation
California lawmakers sent several healthcare bills to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk at the end of the legislative session last week that aim to make healthcare more accessible and affordable. Key…
Congressional Continuing Resolution Offers Extended Health Care Funding but Excludes ACA Subsidy Extensions
Republicans in the House are offering several health care extensions and delays in cuts that are apart of the larger continuing resolution to keep the federal government open past October…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of September 8, 2025
NIH on Track to Spend $47 Billion Budget After Delays After months of delays caused by agency-wide layoffs and pauses in grant proposal evaluations, the National Institutes of Health is…
Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy: What Hospital Leaders Need to Know
The Department of Health and Human Services this week released the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy, following up on its May Assessment of childhood chronic illness. Hospitals and health…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of September 1, 2025
Employer Health Benefit Costs Surge, Shifting Burden to Workers A new Mercer survey of 1,700 companies projects the sharpest jump in employer health costs in 15 years, with expenses expected…
States Step Up as Federal Health Institutions Retreat
As federal agencies once trusted to safeguard the nation’s health become increasingly politicized, states across the U.S. are forging their own paths, banding together to uphold science-driven policy and protect…
Medical Students Face Mounting Pressures as OBBBA Cuts Deep
A new study has found that one in five medical students in the U.S. struggles with food insecurity, highlighting how financial pressures are already weighing heavily on the next generation…
This Week in Policy – Wrap up for the week of August 25, 2025
CDC Leaders Resign in Protest, Citing RFK Jr.’s Undermining of Vaccine Science Three senior CDC officials resigned after the ouster of Director Susan Monarez, warning they were asked to endorse…