Policy Digest

Policy Digest — February 16, 2026

Courtney Savage February 16, 2026 No Comments

This week’s digest features our deep dive into RFK Jr.’s first year at HHS, marked by broken promises, eroding public trust, and a push to reshape American health policy. Elsewhere, ACA exchanges face enrollment declines and sweeping proposed rules after subsidy expiration, the CDC confronts both grant clawbacks and a leadership vacuum, Medicaid work requirements advance toward impacting millions, and vaccine policy turmoil continues on multiple fronts.

Policy Digest — February 9, 2026

Courtney Savage February 9, 2026 No Comments

This week: Congress ended a partial government shutdown with legislation extending Medicare telehealth flexibilities and enacting sweeping PBM reforms. The FDA moved to crack down on compounded GLP-1 drugs as Novo Nordisk sued Hims & Hers. ACA Marketplace enrollment declined for the first time since 2020 following the expiration of enhanced premium subsidies, while hospitals began preparing for Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Policy Digest — February 2, 2026

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This week: More fallout for MA payers as Congress grapples with the last of the spending bills and a partial shutdown.

Policy Digest – January 26, 2026

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This week: House passes critical funding and skips town. All eyes on the Senate to hold off another shutdown.

Policy Updates – December 15, 2025

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This Week: As Congress leaves ACA subsidies in limbo and FDA prepares its most serious vaccine warnings, healthcare stakeholders face a 2026 shaped by expiring tax credits, Medicaid work requirements, and a new CMS innovation model betting big on health tech.

Policy Update – December 8, 2025

Courtney Savage December 8, 2025 No Comments

This week: CDC Panel reverses 30-year precedent on Hep B vaccines and Congress flirts with another shutdown.