Health Care Policy & Politics in 2025 Webinar
Longtime health policy experts Krista Drobac and Kristen McGovern unravel and explore 2025 developments in Medicare, Medicaid, AI, interoperability, digital health, behavioral health, home-based care, and value-based care. Discussion includes the priorities and plans of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and incoming CMS administrator, Dr. Oz, as well as the impact of congressional budget reconciliation on health care. […]
Alliance for Connected Care Sends Virtual Care Policy Requests to Oz’s CMS – In Fierce Healthcare
Fierce Healthcare reported that the Alliance for Connected Care has sent virtual care policy requests to new CMS administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz asking him to act on digital healthcare regulatory issues. The alliance wrote to Oz Thursday asking him to address issues in digital health regulation that apply to hospitals, hybrid providers and virtual-only providers. The Alliance […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – December 14, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) The current tax reform package includes a repeal of the individual mandate; (2) House republicans have introduced a number of standalone bills that delay several ACA taxes; and (3) Open Enrollment for the federally-facilitated marketplace ends tomorrow. Congressional Action – Yesterday, the House-Senate Conference Committee met to discuss […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – November 30, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) The Senate is moving towards a vote on tax reform, which includes a repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate; (2) Senator Collins has said leadership is committed to enacting two market stabilization bills by the end of the year; and (3) Enrollment in the federally-facilitated exchanges slowed in […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – November 9, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Over 600,000 people enrolled in coverage through Healthcare.gov during the first four days of the ACA’s fifth open enrollment period; (2) Despite a push to include a repeal of the individual mandate into tax reform, it has not yet been added to either the House or Senate versions; […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 26, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Senate Finance Committee Chair Hatch (R-UT) and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Brady (R-TX) introduced a more conservative market stabilization bill; (2) the Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Alexander-Murray bill; and (3) a federal judge has denied a request to require the Administration to […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 19, 2017
Top Takeaway from this week – (1) Last Thursday, President Trump announced his decision to cut off payments for cost-sharing reductions immediately; (2) Senate HELP Committee Chair Alexander and Ranking Member Murray announced a market stabilization deal; and (3) President Trump has waffled on his support for the deal, sowing confusion. Late last week, President […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – October 5, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate HELP Committee Chair Alexander & Ranking Member Murray continue to make progress on a market stabilization package; and (2) On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Schumer called for ACA market stabilization provisions to be combined with CHIP reauthorization. This week, Senate HELP Committee leaders continued to work towards […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 28, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate GOP leaders have postponed a vote on the Graham-Cassidy-Johnson-Hiller bill due to insufficient support; (2) Senate HELP Committee leadership announced their intent to restart market stabilization negotiations; and (3) President Trump announced he is considering an Executive Order to allow the sale of insurance across state lines. […]
ACA & Market Stabilization Update – September 21, 2017
Top Takeaways from this week – (1) Senate Majority Leader McConnell indicated the Graham-Cassidy Proposal will go to the Senate floor next week; (2) the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committees will hold the first hearings on ACA repeal and replacement on Monday and Tuesday; (3) The CBO announced […]
