Restoring access to supplemental oxygen in Medicare By Tom Ryan Key Points The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act of 2025 (H.R. 2902) was introduced to improve Medicare patient access to supplemental oxygen, especially liquid oxygen, by ... Read more States to receive an average of $200M for rural healthcare By HPN Staff Key Points The Rural Health Transformation Program will distribute roughly $200 million per state on average, with $10 billion annually through 2030, to strengthen workforce ... Read more GAO says ACA fraud is rampant By HPN staff Key Points GAO’s covert testing shows that CMS approved coverage and paid substantial subsidies to fictitious applicants, repeating failures previously identified in 2014 and ... Read more States begin to put legislative guardrails on artificial intelligence By HPN Staff Key Points AI adoption in healthcare is accelerating, prompting states to introduce more than 250 bills this year—shifting from studying AI to imposing binding rules on transp... Read more Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump Administration’s agreement with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from about $1,000+ per month to $50–$... Read more Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare MOST VIEWED 1 GAO says ACA fraud is rampant 2 States to receive an average of $200M for rural healthcare 3 U.S. nutrition guidelines shift back toward a pyramid — but with a twist 4 Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization DONATE
States to receive an average of $200M for rural healthcare By HPN Staff Key Points The Rural Health Transformation Program will distribute roughly $200 million per state on average, with $10 billion annually through 2030, to strengthen workforce ... Read more GAO says ACA fraud is rampant By HPN staff Key Points GAO’s covert testing shows that CMS approved coverage and paid substantial subsidies to fictitious applicants, repeating failures previously identified in 2014 and ... Read more States begin to put legislative guardrails on artificial intelligence By HPN Staff Key Points AI adoption in healthcare is accelerating, prompting states to introduce more than 250 bills this year—shifting from studying AI to imposing binding rules on transp... Read more Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump Administration’s agreement with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from about $1,000+ per month to $50–$... Read more Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare MOST VIEWED 1 GAO says ACA fraud is rampant 2 States to receive an average of $200M for rural healthcare 3 U.S. nutrition guidelines shift back toward a pyramid — but with a twist 4 Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization DONATE
GAO says ACA fraud is rampant By HPN staff Key Points GAO’s covert testing shows that CMS approved coverage and paid substantial subsidies to fictitious applicants, repeating failures previously identified in 2014 and ... Read more States begin to put legislative guardrails on artificial intelligence By HPN Staff Key Points AI adoption in healthcare is accelerating, prompting states to introduce more than 250 bills this year—shifting from studying AI to imposing binding rules on transp... Read more Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump Administration’s agreement with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from about $1,000+ per month to $50–$... Read more Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare MOST VIEWED 1 GAO says ACA fraud is rampant 2 States to receive an average of $200M for rural healthcare 3 U.S. nutrition guidelines shift back toward a pyramid — but with a twist 4 Advocates in Massachusetts look to reverse recreational marijuana legalization DONATE
States begin to put legislative guardrails on artificial intelligence By HPN Staff Key Points AI adoption in healthcare is accelerating, prompting states to introduce more than 250 bills this year—shifting from studying AI to imposing binding rules on transp... Read more Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump Administration’s agreement with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from about $1,000+ per month to $50–$... Read more Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Trump’s drug price deal could bring relief to the states By HPN Staff Key Points The Trump Administration’s agreement with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly will cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound from about $1,000+ per month to $50–$... Read more Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Republicans must hold the line on ending expanded Obamacare subsidies By Adam Radman Key Points Congressional Republicans should follow President Trump’s advice and refuse to negotiate with Senate Democrats on extending COVID-era Obamacare subsidies, which w... Read more Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Democrats push single-payer healthcare at state level By HPN Staff Key Points With little progress federally, Democrats and advocacy groups are turning to state governments to test and implement single-payer models. The proposed St... Read more Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Telehealth shutdown makes doctors’ visits more difficult for some By HPN Staff Key Points As of Oct. 1, Medicare recipients will no longer broadly qualify for telehealth reimbursement. The COVID-era flexibilities that had allowed telehealth for all bene... Read more Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Bipartisan momentum grows in expanding Medicare cancer screenings By HPN Staff Key Points The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act has strong bipartisan support (277 House, 57 Senate cosponsors) and wo... Read more Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
Senate considers bill to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding costs By HPN Staff Key Points The No UPCODE Act, introduced by Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), aims to change how Medicare Advantage (MA) payments are... Read more 1 2 Subscribe to Medicare
