RSS Sample Default WordPress RSS Widget Regulatory DigestPolicy Digest—April 27, 2026 April 27, 2026This week's biggest regulatory development was the joint CMS-FDA launch of the RAPID Coverage Pathway — a new fast-track mechanism for Medicare coverage of breakthrough devices — covered in depth in the Spotlight below, alongside a parallel IPPS proposal to repeal a key NTAP payment incentive for the same device category. Courtney SavagePolicy Digest—April 20, 2026 April 20, 2026This week delivered a marathon of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first major congressional testimony, during which he confirmed an overhaul of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), an expansion of prior authorization into traditional Medicare, and plans to hire 12,000 new HHS employees. President Trump separately nominated former […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — April 6, 2026 April 6, 2026This week: President Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs as high as 100% on imported patented drugs, and released a fiscal year 2027 budget proposing to cut HHS by 12% and slash $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health. A new oral GLP-1 approval, mounting federal health workforce strains, and deepening congressional friction […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — March 30, 2026 March 30, 2026This week in health policy: Medicaid faces pressure on multiple fronts as work requirements approach and fraud enforcement intensifies. Meanwhile, CMMI launches a major pediatric model, the No Surprises Act arbitration system draws scrutiny, and the White House releases its AI legislative framework. Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — March 23, 2026 March 23, 2026This week, a federal court's preliminary injunction against RFK Jr.'s vaccine policy overhaul set off confusion across states and clinicians as the Trump administration announced plans to appeal; KFF data revealed the human cost of the ACA subsidy expiration, with 80% of re-enrollees facing higher premiums and middle-aged adults delaying care until Medicare; and the […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — March 16, 2026 March 16, 2026This week's digest covers mounting congressional and regulatory scrutiny of Medicare Advantage; the FDA's launch of a unified adverse event monitoring system; back-to-back cybersecurity breaches at two major device makers; and a broad set of drug pricing, Medicaid, and NIH funding developments that will shape policy through 2027. Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — March 9, 2026 March 9, 2026This week, Medicaid dominated the policy agenda as new analyses put a $664 billion price tag on federal spending reductions and states began grappling with implementation costs under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. At FDA, Vinay Prasad's second departure raised fresh questions about Commissioner Makary's leadership and the agency's regulatory direction. And an AI […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — March 2nd, 2026 March 2, 2026This week in health policy: the expiration of enhanced ACA marketplace subsidies hit roughly 22 million enrollees with sharp premium increases, while the Trump administration launched a sweeping healthcare fraud crackdown under the CRUSH initiative. Vaccine policy continued to roil as 15 states sued over childhood immunization rollbacks and the Casey Means surgeon general nomination […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — February 23, 2026 February 23, 2026This week in health policy: HHS undergoes a major leadership reshuffle with NIH Director Bhattacharya taking on the CDC role, the FDA adopts a single-study default for drug approvals while reversing course on Moderna's flu vaccine, Grail's multi-cancer blood test fails its landmark NHS trial, and Novo Nordisk's CagriSema loses a head-to-head battle with Lilly's […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — February 16, 2026 February 16, 2026This 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 […] Courtney Savage RSS Retriever [wp_rss_retriever url=”https://shpconsulting.llc/category/regulatory-digest/feed/” items=”10″ excerpt=”20″ read_more=”true” credits=”true” new_window=”true” thumbnail=”100%x100″ cache=”7200″ layout=”columns” columns=”4″ icons=”true”] RSS Feed Widget
