March 12, 2024 Biden’s 2025 Budget Blueprint for Health President Joe Biden has unveiled a $7.3 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2025 that includes a focus on drug pricing, cybersecurity, and Affordable Care Act subsidies, among other health priorities.
March 06, 2024 Next Steps in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations CMS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agencies had received the first counteroffers from manufacturers in the Medicare drug price negotiation program.
March 04, 2024 Federal Spending Bill Includes Key Hospital Priorities Congress has until Friday to reach a deal to fund the federal government, and lawmakers are expected to take up a few key hospital priorities as part of the process.
February 29, 2024 What’s next for key hospital priorities in Congress? Federal lawmakers are extending their deadline to reach a deal to fund the federal government, while working on a potential spending bill with important hospital priorities.
February 01, 2024 Making a Deal: Medicare Kicks Off Drug Price Negotiations The federal government is sending price offers to the drug companies participating in the first cycle of Medicare’s Drug Price Negotiation Program.
January 31, 2024 Hospitals, Federal Lawmakers Call for SAVE Act Support Hospital leaders and federal lawmakers came together this week in support of the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act.
January 19, 2024 Congress Reaches Short-term Funding Agreement Federal lawmakers have reached a short-term deal to prevent a government shutdown through early March.
January 08, 2024 What’s Next to Fund the Federal Government This weekend, federal leaders said they had reached an agreement on an overall spending level of $1.66 trillion for 2024 as they look to prevent a government shutdown later this month.
December 29, 2023 HAP Year in Review: Top Stories for 2023 As we sign off on 2023, it’s time to take a look at some of the biggest stories that made headlines during another busy year for Pennsylvania’s hospital community.
December 12, 2023 U.S. House Advances Transparency Bill with Site-Neutral Payment Policy House lawmakers advanced The Lower Costs, More Transparency Act by a 320–71 vote last evening.