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(Aug. 1, 2025) - Congress is about to enter fully into its August recess. Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee ended on a high note by marking up the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bill. The Senate will shortly join the House on its traditional summer break, which started earlier than expected last week. Both Chambers are in recess until the Tuesday after Labor Day.
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(Aug. 1, 2025) - As part of the 2026 OPPS Proposed Rule, CMS proposes to accelerate the timeline for clawing back hospital funds resulting from the agency's previous unlawful 340B Drug Pricing Program between calendar years 2018 and 2022, as well as to conduct a drug acquisition cost survey.
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(July 8, 2025) - President Trump signed the OBBBA on July 4. Attention now shifts to ensuring CMS approves Kansas’ State-Directed Payments.
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(July 1, 2025) - The Senate passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill today, sending it back to the House where its future remains uncertain.
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(June 30, 2025) - The Senate has entered the final phase of work on a budget reconciliation bill before a vote on final passage. Negotiations are continuing, and most in DC expect Congress to pass some version of the OBBB in the near future
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(June 26, 2025) - The Senate continues to move toward a vote even though the final text for OBBB is not set. Senate GOP leadership intends to bring the bill directly to the floor without going through a committee process.
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(June 26, 2025) - Dozens of insurers have pledged various reforms to prior authorization practices starting in 2026.
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(June 18, 2025) - The Senate Finance Committee has released its draft of the budget reconciliation bill.
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(June 10, 2025) - Kansas Medicaid payments are at risk under potential Senate health care provisions.
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(May 22, 2025) - After a razor-thin vote, the bill moves over to the Senate where additional changes are anticipated.
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