Policy Digest

This week: Happy Thanksgiving.

This week: We saw the end of the 43-day government shutdown that restored over one million federal workers but excluded ACA subsidy extensions, setting up 25%+ premium increases for millions of enrollees.

This week: the Senate votes to end the historic 36-day government shutdown, though the deal excludes ACA subsidy extensions and leaves millions facing potential premium increases.

This week’s digest: agencies in crisis, providers under pressure, and everyone wondering who’s actually steering the ship.

This week: how federal dysfunction collides with Medicare Advantage’s first enrollment contraction in 20 years, raising fundamental questions about healthcare system stability and access for vulnerable populations.

This week: More shutdown fallout with Congress no closer to finding an end.