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Overview of Key Sessions From the 2026 MAHA Summit
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Center held the 2026 MAHA Summit in Washington, DC. What it is. This is the second MAHA Summit, following an event held in 2025 with many of the same speakers. The event is put on by the MAHA Center, a nonprofit organization aligned with Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert… (McClurg, September 29, 2026) #Artificial Intelligence, #Costs, #Program Integrity, #Public Health
Agency Restores 2020 Title IX Framework, Narrowing Protections for LGBTQIA+ Students
The Department of Education formally rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulation and restored the 2020 Title IX regulatory framework (press release; fact sheet). The 2024 regulations interpreted Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination to encompass discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The restored 2020 regulations do not contain those same explicit protections. Importantly, however, the 2024… (Eisen, September 29, 2026) #Health Equity
Stable Premiums Projected for Medicare Advantage and Part D; Average PDP Premium to Increase by $1 Following Conclusion of the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Premiums are expected to remain stable in 2027, with the average MA and MA prescription drug plan (MA-PDs) premiums projected to decrease and the average standalone prescription drug plan (PDP) premium estimated to increase by $1. Additional details follow. Medicare Advantage: CMS states that the weighted… (Slifer, September 28, 2026) #Medicare Advantage, #Medicare Part D, #Prescription Drugs