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CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update Medicare - General

Eileen Cook August 17, 2026August 17, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Legistlation, medicare, Older Adults, The Medicare at Home Act

The Medicare at Home Act

Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced the Medicare at Home Act. The Medicare at Home Act

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 27, 2026July 27, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirement

Medicaid Work Requirements: Federal Outreach Requirements and State Plans

(Authors: Anna Mudumala and Jennifer Tolbert for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 24, 2026) The 2025 reconciliation law requires

CMS Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legislative Update

Eileen Cook July 24, 2026July 24, 2026 Claims Data Transparency, congress, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Insurer pricing

Insurer pricing, claims data transparency bills advance in Congress: What to know

(By Mackenzie Bean and Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Committees in the House and Senate each advanced healthcare price

Artificial Intelligence CMS Legislative Update Medicare - General Prior Authorization

Eileen Cook July 20, 2026July 20, 2026 AI, AI Prior Authorization, CMS, medicare, Medicare AI prior authorization

Senate Republicans block effort to repeal Medicare AI prior authorization pilot

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to advance a Democratic-led resolution to repeal CMS’

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Legislative Update

Eileen Cook July 17, 2026 Arbitration, Health Insurers, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, No Surprises Act

UnitedHealthcare: No Surprises arbitration system ‘needs to be reformed’

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) UnitedHealthcare is joining the choir of insurers calling for an overhaul of the

Health Care Finance Health Insurance Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Gerry Hafer July 7, 2026July 7, 2026 Medicare Advantage, S.4886, Sen. Gillibrand, Traditional Medicare

Legislation Intends to Limit Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs

In a move that would help level the playing field between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, 15 U.S. Senators have

CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook June 25, 2026June 25, 2026 CMS, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Out-of-pocket costs

Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees

(By Julie Appleby for KFF Health News published June 25, 2026) Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook June 24, 2026June 24, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirements

The Medical Frailty Exemption from Medicaid Work Requirements: Key Takeaways from the CMS Interim Final Rule

(Authors: Amaya Diana, Jennifer Tolbert, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 23, 2026) On June 1,

Health Care Finance Legislative Update

Eileen Cook June 23, 2026June 23, 2026 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, No Surprise Act

Feds push for more intel on No Surprises Act

(By: Elizabeth Casolo for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Congressional Budget Office is requesting more research on the No Surprises Act. In

Affordable Care Act (ACA)CMS Health Care Finance Legislative Update Medicaid

Eileen Cook June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 ACA, CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicaid, Medicaid Work Requirements

Tracking Implementation of the 2025 Reconciliation Law: Medicaid Work Requirements

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published June 18, 2026) The 2025 reconciliation law, once called the “One Big Beautiful

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