Billy Wynne

Agency Finalizes Reforms to ACA Marketplace for 2026: Higher User Fees, Safeguards Against Fraud, Simplified Plan Choice, and More The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 final rule (fact sheet) – a wide-ranging rule affecting Marketplaces, qualified health plans in the individual and…

New Executive Order to Expand IVF Access: Policy Recommendations Due May 19 President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) to expand access to in vitro fertilization (IVF) (fact sheet). Executive Order The EO directs the Domestic Policy Council (DPC) to develop a list of policy recommendations to “protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and…

New USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Calls for State Pilots and Outlines Guiding Principles Newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Brooke Rollins sent a letter to state, Tribal, territory, and local government partners to share her principles for USDA nutrition programs and encourage states to act as policy incubators. Secretary Rollins asks states to pilot creative…