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(June 26, 2025) - Dozens of insurers have pledged various reforms to prior authorization practices starting in 2026.
(June 18, 2025) - The Senate Finance Committee has released its draft of the budget reconciliation bill.
(June 10, 2025) - Kansas Medicaid payments are at risk under potential Senate health care provisions.
(May 22, 2025) - After a razor-thin vote, the bill moves over to the Senate where additional changes are anticipated.
(May 19, 2025) - After a weekend turnaround, House conservatives allowed the reconciliation bill to advance—setting the stage for pivotal amendments and a high-stakes floor vote later this week.
(May 14, 2025) - A House committee has tweaked part of the Medicaid proposal and passed it out of committee but concerns continue to linger.
(May 12, 2025) - President Trump signed an executive order this morning aiming to lower drug costs.
(May 12, 2025) - The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft budget reconciliation legislation.
(April 8, 2025) - Congress stands at a crossroads as the budget reconciliation debate turns back to the House following Senate passage of a novel approach to the entire process late last week.
(April 8, 2025) - The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz, MD as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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