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Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 22, 2026

Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 22, 2026

Medicare Advantage Plans Face Scrutiny Over Marketing Practices What’s happening: Federal regulators and lawmakers are raising concerns about misleading marketing tactics by some Medicare Advantage plans, particularly around supplemental benefits and...
Trump administration halts Medicaid funding to Minnesota citing fraud

Trump administration halts Medicaid funding to Minnesota citing fraud

The Trump administration has temporarily halted some Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing concerns about fraud and program integrity, a move that is sending ripples through statehouses and C-suites alike. Vice...
The State of Vaccines in the U.S. in 2026

The State of Vaccines in the U.S. in 2026

Presently, the United States finds itself deeply divided over the direction of vaccine policy. A group of 15 states filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services...

Headlines from DC

Big shake up at CDC: Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham steps down, following other shifts at HHS. Read more. Monday, February 23, 2026
Majority of President Trump's tariffs have been struck down by the Supreme Court Read more. Friday, February 20, 2026
FDA reverses course on Moderna mRNA flu vaccine. Read more. Wednesday, February 18, 2026
FDA refuses to review mRNA-based flu vaccine. More details here. Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Whispers

President Trump is hopping mad that SCOTUS struck down his tariffs, now he’s asking for a 10% across the board tariff using Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act.

With the everything in the government funded except DHS and political priorities shifting ahead of the mid-terms, we’re hearing that any changes to reinstate the ACA subsidies are dead in the water.

HHShas agreed to scrap a contentious 340B Drug Pricing Program rebate model and go back to the drawing board, ending the AHA lawsuit.

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.

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Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 22, 2026
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Weekly Wrap Up for the Week of February 22, 2026

Medicare Advantage Plans Face Scrutiny Over Marketing Practices What’s happening: Federal regulators...

Trump administration halts Medicaid funding to Minnesota citing fraud
Medicaid

Trump administration halts Medicaid funding to Minnesota citing fraud

The Trump administration has temporarily halted some Medicaid funding to Minnesota, citing...

The State of Vaccines in the U.S. in 2026
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The State of Vaccines in the U.S. in 2026

Presently, the United States finds itself deeply divided over the direction of...

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