October 15th, 20265 Things to Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill ActHR 1 brings Medicaid work requirements and narrower immigrant eligibility by January 2027, and CBO projects 10 million more uninsured by 2034.Read more
October 12th, 2026Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Yield Uneven Out-of-Pocket SavingsMedicare drug price negotiations lowered out-of-pocket costs for some beneficiaries, but those reaching the annual Part D cap saw no direct savings.Read more
October 16th, 2026Medicaid Gender Care Rule May Face Uphill Legal BattleAlice Hall-Partyka, JD, a partner at Crowell & Moring explains the lawsuits challenging CMS' Medicaid rule on pediatric gender care and its legal weak points.Read more
October 16th, 2026FAQ: How Payers Can Ease Drug Cost Burdens for Patients, PhysiciansSiva Mohan, MD, explains how drug costs drive silent nonadherence, PA burden, and biosimilar hesitancy, and what payers can do about it.Read more
October 15th, 2026ACA Subsidies End for 189,000 Duplicate or Deceased EnrolleesCMS ends ACA subsidies for 189,000 enrollees with duplicate Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP coverage or listed as deceased, with a 30-day dispute window.Read more
October 14th, 2026Non-CF Bronchiectasis Linked to High Medicare Use and SpendingNew non-CF bronchiectasis in Medicare is tied to high health care use and $8998 PPPM FFS spending; prevalence is highest in older women.Read more
October 14th, 2026Postpartum Navigation Misses Primary Goal but Boosts Primary Care VisitsPostpartum navigation missed its primary goal but raised postpartum visits and primary care use among Medicaid-insured patients.Read more
October 13th, 2026CMS Rule Ends Medicaid, CHIP Funding for Pediatric Gender CareCMS' rule ending Medicaid and CHIP funding for pediatric sex-rejecting procedures is now in effect.Read more