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Catch up on the #healthpolicy news of the week: >House Appropriations Committee advances Labor-HHS FY 2027 bill >Medicare trustees release 2026 report >HHS and CMS announce stronger hospital price transparency 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/wdOSXz
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This week in the Breakroom, Jeff Davis and Lynn Nonnemaker join Erin Fuller to discuss key findings from the 2026 Medicare Trustees Report. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/9s474r
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What’s on the menu for the 2027 PFS? In this week’s Regs & Eggs, Jeffrey Davis previews the key policy and payment issues stakeholders should be watching as rulemaking season gets underway. 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/r94d0Y
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MA encounter data is becoming a bigger force in Medicare policy. CMS is using it more today, and its role could expand even further. Our latest Insight explains why stakeholders should pay attention. 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/v3F3E6
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to discuss reconciliation 2.0, FISA reauthorization, and healthcare fraud prevention efforts moving through Congress this week. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/qBxssO
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Catch up on the #healthpolicy news of the week: >CMS issues Medicaid work requirements rule >Senate HELP Committee discusses gender-affirming care for minors >House Oversight fraud task force examines Ohio Medicaid HCBS program 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/LTZZUM
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In this week's Regs & Eggs, we break down CMS's interim final rule implementing Medicaid community engagement requirements, including key provisions related to compliance, exemptions, oversight, and next steps for states. 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/EQBROI
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This week in the Breakroom, Katie Waldo and Maddie News join Erin Fuller to discuss CMS' new interim final rule requiring states to implement Medicaid work requirements by Jan. 1, 2027. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/ieQIpl
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the anticipated Medicaid work requirements interim final rule. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/4AW3iS
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In a special Friday edition of Regs & Eggs, we break down the Federal IDR Operations final rule, including changes to eligibility determinations, open negotiations, batching requirements, administrative fees, and implementation timelines. 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/a80Hrl
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Catch up on the #healthpolicy news of the week: > White House fraud task force outlines antifraud accomplishments > HHS releases Federal IDR Operations final rule > The House and Senate are on recess, with plans to return next week 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/a0Rie5
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This week in the Breakroom, Debbie Curtis joins Maddie News to discuss the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule for 2027, specifically discussing the finalized policies related to catastrophic and non-network plans. 🎙️ Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/4mWgqn
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In this week's Regs & Eggs, we break down CMS’s proposed Medicaid state directed payment rule, including broader Medicaid managed care financing changes tied to payment limits and financing methodologies. 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/avRPNa
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Catch up on the #healthpolicy news of the week: > House Energy and Commerce Committee discusses Medicare physician payment > House Ways and Means Committee advances healthcare legislation > CMS finalizes 2027 NBPP 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/oRpZpF
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This week in the Breakroom, we discuss the growing focus from both Congress and CMS on fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid, including the recent Medicare enrollment moratoria for new hospice and home health providers. 🎙️ Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/Nj4SjK
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In this week's Regs & Eggs, we break down CMS's final 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, including finalized ACA exchange policies, implementation timelines, and implications for compliance and plan administration. 👉 mcdermott.shp.so/l/6Vp2tt
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss potential physician and hospital legislation being considered in the House. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/D82s6K
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Rounding up the #healthpolicy news of the week: >House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advances bipartisan public health bills >CMS pauses hospice and home health Medicare enrollment, defers California Medicaid funding 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/DqDT91
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This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Maddie News to discuss Department of Education changes to student loan caps and what they could mean for medical education. 🎙️Listen: mcdermott.shp.so/l/R17IGz
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New in Regs & Eggs, Jeffrey Davis and Lynn Nonnemaker break down CMS prior authorization reforms and insurer commitments aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and access to care. 👉mcdermott.shp.so/l/2REGY6
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