Medicaid resets under the “One Big Beautiful Bill”: What to expect
Hospitals are heading into another period of Medicaid disruption. The sweeping health provisions in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed by President Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 9, 2026
Judge blocks Trump administration from rescinding $602M in public health grants What’s happening: A federal judge in Illinois temporarily stopped the administration from proceeding with plans to claw back $602…
CMS signals leaner ACA plans ahead for 2027
A new proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could reshape the Affordable Care Act marketplace in 2027, with lower premiums but higher out of pocket exposure…
PBMs under pressure as Washington sharpens its focus on drug costs
Pharmacy benefit managers are no strangers to criticism. What is different in 2026 is the intensity, the bipartisan alignment and the regulatory follow-through. In recent weeks, Congress, federal regulators and…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 2, 2026
Partial government shutdown looms, threatening to stall health funding package and telehealth extensions |What’s happening: Lawmakers face a looming partial government shutdown that could delay a bipartisan health funding package,…
TrumpRx: What Hospital and Health System Leaders Should Know
President Donald Trump’s administration has launched a new federal prescription drug pricing initiative called TrumpRx, designed to offer Americans discounted medication prices directly through a government-run website, TrumpRx.gov. The platform…
More Americans Choosing Higher Deductible ACA Plans
A growing number of Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) enrollees are selecting health plans with significantly higher deductibles as they shop the 2026 Marketplace. This trend appears tied to…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 26, 2026
Americans’ Challenges With Health Care Costs What’s happening: A new KFF analysis highlights persistent affordability challenges, including rising premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs that are forcing many Americans to delay or…
When Immigration Enforcement Meets Clinical Care: Hospital Leaders Confront ICE Presence in Health Care Settings
Health care leaders across the United States are facing a growing challenge as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents appear with increasing frequency in or around hospitals. Recent reports from…
Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 19, 2026
U.S. officially exits World Health Organization, accusing agency of failuresWhat’s happening: The U.S. has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, with federal officials arguing the agency failed to act…