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Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 12, 2026

Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 12, 2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Great’ Healthcare Plan Leaves Unanswered QuestionsWhat’s happening: The article outlines Trump’s claims about an upcoming health care plan but emphasizes that no details have been provided on insurance...
Mental health and addiction grants whiplash rattles providers

Mental health and addiction grants whiplash rattles providers

Hospital and health system leaders woke up this week to a familiar but still jarring reality in Washington: federal funding can disappear and reappear almost overnight.  On Jan. 14, the...
New Federal Program Sends $181M to Washington State, but Rural Hospitals Still Face Challenges

New Federal Program Sends $181M to Washington State, but Rural Hospitals Still Face Challenges

Washington state received more than $181 million from the Rural Health Transformation Fund, part of a $50 billion federal program designed to strengthen rural healthcare across the country. The funds...

Headlines from DC

Several states extend their ACA open-enrollment period citing lagging enrollment. Read the latest. Tuesday, January 13, 2026
HHS revisiting the 340B rebate pilot program after Federal judges blocked its launch this month. Learn more. Tuesday, January 13, 2026
US measles cases soar. Read more. Tuesday, December 30, 2025
President Trump reclassifies cannabis as a Schedule III drug to expand medical research. More details here. Thursday, December 18, 2025

Whispers

What we’re waiting to see: a bipartisan group of Senators is expected to release their response to the House bill that passed last week reviving the ACA talks.

ACA talks live! The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the House and key senators are meeting tomorrow to hash out the details for a three-year extension to ACA subsidies.

Democrats are looking at the fire from their base around ACA subsidies and planning on doing polling around Medicare 4 All in 2026.

Polling has shifted and Obamacare has the best numbers since it was implemented over a decade ago. Republicans are realizing that this issue matters to their voters and are scrambling to salvage something…anything…but are lacking strategy.

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Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 12, 2026
Weekly Wrap Up

Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of January 12, 2026

Donald Trump’s ‘Great’ Healthcare Plan Leaves Unanswered QuestionsWhat’s happening: The article outlines...

Mental health and addiction grants whiplash rattles providers
HHS

Mental health and addiction grants whiplash rattles providers

Hospital and health system leaders woke up this week to a familiar...

New Federal Program Sends $181M to Washington State, but Rural Hospitals Still Face Challenges
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New Federal Program Sends $181M to Washington State, but Rural Hospitals Still Face Challenges

Washington state received more than $181 million from the Rural Health Transformation...

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