The biggest item on the agenda this week is continued discussion of the expiring enhanced advanced premium tax credits (APTCs). As part of the deal to reopen the government last month, Senate Majority Leader Thune (R-SD)...more
12/8/2025
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Bipartisan talks on the soon-to-expire enhanced advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) are ongoing, and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing on healthcare affordability, but no bipartisan...more
12/8/2025
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Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
12/8/2025
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The Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program is a five-year, $50 billion initiative established under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to strengthen healthcare delivery in rural communities....more
12/5/2025
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Many healthcare programs are extended for specific time periods, as short as one or two years or as long as 10, and are usually attached to a larger piece of must-pass legislation....more
12/4/2025
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On November 25, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that puts forth policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D programs for 2027 and beyond....more
12/4/2025
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The end of the calendar year is a month away, and the continuing resolution under which Congress approved funding for most of the government ends on January 30, 2026....more
12/2/2025
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Congressional disagreements on addressing healthcare costs continue. The looming expiration of the enhanced advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) continues to be a major topic of discussion for lawmakers, with no bipartisan...more
11/24/2025
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The record-breaking government shutdown ended last week with the passage of a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 30, 2026. This week, both chambers are back for one of the few remaining in-session...more
11/18/2025
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Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
11/17/2025
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Government shutdown ends. President Trump signed the bill to reopen the government and reinstate expired health extenders on November 12, 2025....more
11/14/2025
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On November 9, 2025, the Senate voted to proceed to consideration of a continuing resolution (CR) through January 30, 2026, that includes three full-year appropriations bills for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and additional...more
11/11/2025
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Government shutdown breaks record. As the shutdown passed the 35-day record, negotiations to reopen the government continued....more
11/10/2025
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In last week’s Preview, we said this week would be one to watch for movement on the shutdown because of a few important dates. On November 1, 2025, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace open enrollment began, where...more
Government shutdown reaches one month. Congress did not make progress this week toward reopening the government, as concerns continued to mount regarding pay for federal workers and the November 1, 2025, depletion of...more
The US government shutdown has now lasted nearly one month, marking it as the longest full shutdown in US history, surpassing the previous record held by the partial shutdown of 35 days in 2018 – 2019. As the shutdown...more
This week will prove a key inflection point in the government shutdown. On November 1, 2025, the shutdown will pass the one-month mark. November 1 is also the date the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of...more
Government shutdown drags on. The House was out of session again this week while the Senate continued to vote on the House-passed “clean” continuing resolution (CR), which continued to fail to achieve the 60 votes necessary...more
10/27/2025
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We are 20 days into the government shutdown, making this the longest full shutdown in US history (the 35-day shutdown in 2018 – 2019 was partial). Pressure to end the shutdown grows as more federal employees and programs...more
10/21/2025
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Below is a tracker of healthcare-related executive orders (EOs) issued by the Trump administration, including overviews of each EO and the date each EO was signed. We will regularly update this tracker as additional EOs are...more
10/20/2025
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The past several years have been active in the policy space for Medicare Advantage (MA) stakeholders, including 2025, which has seen two final rules released (to date), following publication in December 2024 of a proposed...more
10/17/2025
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It’s a short work week in Washington, DC, given the Monday federal holiday, and the week is shaping up to be short on progress as well. The government has been shut down for 13 days, and both sides continue to dig in their...more
Government shutdown continues through a second week. The Senate remained in session, while Speaker Johnson (R-LA) kept the House out of session for another week, maintaining that his chamber had already passed a continuing...more
10/13/2025
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025, will mark the beginning of the second week of the government shutdown. On September 19, 2025, the House passed a “clean” continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding until November 21,...more
Government shuts down. Early in the week, President Trump met with Democratic leaders Schumer (NY) and Jeffries (NY) and Republican leaders Thune (SD) and Johnson (LA), but no deal was reached to keep the government open...more
10/6/2025
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