3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (160+ words) Also this week, the House Oversight Committee will mark up multiple program integrity bills focused on federal programs administered by states, such as Medicaid. The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee will hold a legislative hearing to discuss food regulation…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (111+ words) Senate HELP Committee Chair Cassidy releases report on FDA reform. Key health-related takeaways in the report include: Read the press release here. HHS publishes Medicaid data. The new dataset shows provider-level Medicaid spending data, aggregated by billing or servicing provider,…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (420+ words) Partial government shutdown seems likely. While six appropriations bills have been signed into law for fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, the other six are pending in the Senate: Last week, Congress seemed set to complete action on the final six bills....

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (348+ words) Subregulatory guidance, such as informational bulletins and state Medicaid director letters, also is expected. During 2026, CMS will propose and finalize policies for 2027 for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) providers and facilities and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Regulations impacting Medicare FFS providers and…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (150+ words) Star Ratings system changes CMS proposes two important changes to the Star Ratings system that, if finalized, would have implications for ratings and plan finances in years to come: the elimination of the Health Equity Index (HEI) and the elimination…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (111+ words) The end of the calendar year is a month away, and the continuing resolution under which Congress approved funding for most of the government ends on January 30, 2026. The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee will also meet on Thursday and Friday for…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (208+ words) Twenty-five attorneys general, all from Democratic states, filed suit this week against the US Department of Agriculture, asserting that the decision to suspend SNAP benefits is not legal and that the department is required to make payments to those who…...

6+ mon, 5+ day ago  (166+ words) As described in a previous Regs & Eggs blog post, certain Medicare "extenders" got tied to the government shutdown. These policies are temporary in nature, but Congress routinely extends them every year. They include (but are not limited to): These waivers…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (245+ words) Now let's look a bit further into the future at the expected trends that might increase pressure on policymakers to reduce spending growth. Despite the lower payment rate growth, overall Medicare spending has increased and is expected to continue growing…...

8+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (154+ words) We are also keeping an eye out for some key rules that are at the White House review stage. OMB's website is currently undergoing revisions, and therefore this portion of the menu may not be complete. OMB has been trying…...