Billy Wynne
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servies released a notice with comment period on its process to provide accelerated Medicare coverage through the Regulatory Alignment…
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The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee failed to advance Farm Bill reauthorization during a markup of the Agricultural Act of 2026. In addition to agricultural programs, the Farm…
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In this roundup, we highlight major federal artificial intelligence (AI) developments spanning health care, frontier model oversight, technical standards, scientific infrastructure, education and workforce funding,…
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the second ever decertification of an organ procurement organization (OPO), the Network for Hope operating in Kentucky, Indiana,…
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CMS Publishes State Implementation Tool for Section 71109 Medicaid Eligibility Changes The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an implementation tool to help…
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The Senate Budget Committee convened a hearing examining spending growth and fraud in the Medicaid program. The hearing follows similar activity in the House that…
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Much has been happening as states prepare to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 1, 2027, per the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R 1).…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2027 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment…
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The Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) issued a notice on the availability of the revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2027 hospice payment rate update final rule (final rule; fact sheet). What…
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