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Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 CMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6%, expands site-neutral payments in 2026: 14 notes Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 Trump delays 2-year ACA subsidy extension proposal: Report Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 12/5/25 Ohio Medicaid work requirement implementation Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 CMS: Medicare Part B premiums set to rise in 2026 Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 State Medicaid leaders must decide who’s too ‘medically frail’ to meet new work requirements Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 Trump delays 2-year ACA subsidy extension proposal: Report Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/26/25 Strengthening Oversight of Provider Administrator Changes in PNM Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 Ohio health insurance to get much more costly without action to renew federal credits Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 A Look at Waiting Lists for Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services from 2016 to 2025 Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/21/25 The Safety Net ‘System’ That Isn’t Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 Georgia’s cautionary tale for hospitals as Medicaid work rules expand Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 What happened to ACA’s low-income special enrollment period? Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 Changes to the federal health insurance marketplace Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/14/25 Challenges with Implementing Work Requirements: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 Medicaid Managed Care Open Enrollment Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 Trump's HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 11/6/25 Managed care plans offer recommendations to CMS on rollout of Medicaid work requirements Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 Social Security increase is in line with inflation but trails key expenses Read More
State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 State-Specific News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 Medicaid Payments Frozen for 14 ‘High-Risk’ Programs Read More
Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 Federal/National News Sharon Daugherty 10/31/25 Health tech CEO Dan Brillman tapped as Medicaid and CHIP director at CMS Read More
