Friday, September 4, 2026

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Legislative Update

Maine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa

(By Patty Wight, Maine Public for Kaiser Health News) Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation

(By Casey Ross for STAT) There’s at least one unassailable fact in the battle over the federal 340B drug discount

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have yet to grapple with

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued its 2018 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on Thursday, which cuts Medicare payments for

(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The House passed a bill Thursday to abolish the Independent Payment Advisory Board,

Less than an hour after Centers of Medicare and Medicaid released the final rule, America’s Essential Hospitals, the American Hospital

(By Ed Silverman for STAT) Over bitter protests from the pharmaceutical industry, California this month enacted a law that requires drug makers

(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Republicans officially pulled the plug on their last-ditch effort to repeal and replace

(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Texas legislation balance billing legislation is now in effect across the state, according

(By Julie Spitzer for Becker’s Hospital Review) Top House Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are urging HHS