Billy Wynne

HHS Announces Policy Shift to Further Restrict Access to Federal Public Benefits for Non-Citizens, Comments Due Around August 10th The Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Trump Administration is rescinding a previous interpretation of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) made under the Clinton Administration in order to…

Federal Court Orders HHS to Restore Webpages Related to ‘Gender Ideology’; Leaves Path Open for Future Removals Last week, in the case, Doctors for America v. Office of Personnel Management, a U.S. District Court ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to restore certain webpages and datasets that had been removed in response…

Oversight Committee Investigates New York’s Medicaid Financing; ACF Opens Applications for TANF Pilot Program Intended to Increase Work Engagement House Oversight Committee Launches Investigation into New York’s Medicaid Funds Use The House Oversight Committee recently launched an investigation into allegations that New York State misused federal Medicaid funds by withholding or reclaiming over $1 billion…

Agency Examines Post-COVID Medicaid Disenrollment  The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report examining Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) disenrollments under the resumption of annual eligibility redeterminations. These redeterminations were paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which the federal government provided funding to support continuous enrollment. States resumed redetermination processes in April 2023, initiating the “unwinding”…

Overview of the 2025 CMS Quality Conference The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held the 2025 Quality Conference in Baltimore, MD, July 1-2. The conference’s theme was “Make America Healthy: Improving Health Outcomes Through Prevention, Quality, and Safety,” and included a variety of panel discussions with administration officials and representatives from stakeholder organizations.…

House Passes Senate Amendment to FY 2025 Reconciliation Bill, Ready for President’s Signature The House passed the Senate Amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), by a vote of 218-214. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined Democrats in voting no on the bill. President Trump is expected to sign the FY 2025…

Senate Democrats Warn of Projected Impact of Proposed Health Care Cuts on Medical Debt A group of Democratic senators, including Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), sent a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) urging them to reverse deep…

Supreme Court Decisions Reshape Medicaid, Gender-Affirming Care, and Judicial Power In its final decisions of the 2024–2025 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a series of rulings with significant implications for health care access, civil rights, immigration policy, education, and more. The Court’s conservative majority continued to shape federal authority and individual rights across key…

Summary of Senate-passed FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, July 1, 2025 Today, the Senate advanced its version of the budget reconciliation package, the Senate Amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie. Republican Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Thom Tillis (R-NC),…

CMS Anticipates Payments to Increase By 1.9 Percent to ESRD Facilities in CY 2026; Comments due August 29th The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its calendar year (CY) 2026 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule (fact sheet). Details follow. What it is. This proposed rule outlines ESRD PPS…