Category: Monthly Issues

Health Policy News October 2023

Health Policy News October Hello readers! The Health Policy News team is excited to launch our 2023 fall article series: “Focus on Caregiving.” Our first article features an overview of ...

Health Policy News September 2023

Health Policy News September   Welcome back readers! This month’s edition includes health policy highlights from conferences that our Health Policy News team attended during the past two months. First up ...

HHS released new Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Guidance for States

On April 17th, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a State Medicaid Director Letter entitled “Opportunities to Test Transition-Related Strategies to Support Community Reentry and Improve ...

2024 Final Marketplace Rules & Guidance for Health Issuers

On April 17,2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2024 (NBPP), and additionally on May 1, 2023, the ...

Health Policy News April

Health Policy News’ April edition focuses on a timely issue in health policy- state efforts to eliminate gaps in care for those leaving incarceration, with a focus on a recently ...

Health Policy News March 2023

The March edition of Health Policy News is dedicated to two potential implications for consumers due to the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) – both related to healthcare ...

Health Policy News February 2023

As the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) nears, much attention has been paid to the implications for Medicaid enrollment as states prepare to restart eligibility redetermination. However, ...

Drug Affordability and Accessibility Report Released by CMS Innovation Center in response to Executive Order 14807- Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans

Drug Affordability and Accessibility Report Released by CMS Innovation Center in response to Executive Order 14807- Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans In October of 2022, the Biden Administration released ...

Health Policy News January 2023

In the first edition of 2023, we provide updates on two key Medicaid policy developments from the end of last year.  The last days of 2022 included the passage of ...

Health Policy News December 2022

Happy Holidays! As is customary for Health Policy News, our December 2022 edition is a retrospective of 2022, with a quick preview of topics and developments the Health Policy News ...