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Update: Congress Passes Health Care Funding, Extends Key Health Care Provisions
Congress has passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (H.R.7148), which consists of a short-term continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations bill and a package of five full-year appropriations bills, containing conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education,
Legislation and Legislative Advocacy, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Sequestration Payment Reductions, Cybersecurity, Rural issues, Workforce, Child and Adolescent Health, Maternal Health, Medical Education and Research, Access to Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, Disaster Preparedness, 340B Drug Pricing Program
HHS Proposes Actions Regarding ‘Sex-rejecting Procedures’ on Children
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dec. 18 proposed a series of regulatory actions intended to end the practice of “sex-rejecting procedures” (SRPs) on children.
UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems During a Government Shutdown
Over the past 15 days, the Senate has voted nine times on the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding and health care waivers until Nov. 21.
UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems During a Government Shutdown
Government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired at midnight Sept. 30 as congressional leaders were unable to reach an agreement to keep the government funded.
UPDATED: Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms
Advisory revised Sept 28. with fiscal year 2026 agency contingency plans. Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Implications for Hospitals and Health Systems as Government Shutdown Looms
Government funding is set to expire at midnight Sept. 30 without congressional action.
White House Issues Presidential Memorandum on ‘Eliminating Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicaid’
The White House June 6 issued a Presidential memorandum in which the Administration expresses its view that rapid growth in State Directed Payment (SDP) programs is a threat to the nation’s long-term stability, and that the “imbalance between Medicaid and Medicare payment rates under these programs jeopardizes access to care for seniors.”
AHA Summary of One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Provisions Impacting Hospitals and Health Systems
This is a summary of provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that affect hospitals and health systems, as well as some resources from the Congressional Budget Office regarding the impact of the bill.
Update on Implications of the Government Shutdown on Day 1
A federal government shutdown began at midnight Sept. 30. The impact on health care is that government funding and certain health care programs and waivers expired.
AHA Summary of House Energy and Commerce Legislative Language
The House Energy and Commerce Committee May 11 released bill text in advance of its May 13 markup. The committee has been instructed to reduce deficits by $880 billion, with significant Medicaid cuts being considered.