RSS Sample Default WordPress RSS Widget Regulatory DigestPolicy 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 SavagePolicy Digest — February 9, 2026 February 9, 2026This 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 […] Courtney SavagePolicy Digest — February 2, 2026 February 2, 2026This week: More fallout for MA payers as Congress grapples with the last of the spending bills and a partial shutdown. Courtney SavagePolicy Digest – January 26, 2026 January 26, 2026This week: House passes critical funding and skips town. All eyes on the Senate to hold off another shutdown. Courtney SavagePolicy Updates – December 15, 2025 December 15, 2025This 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. Courtney SavagePolicy Update – December 8, 2025 December 8, 2025This week: CDC Panel reverses 30-year precedent on Hep B vaccines and Congress flirts with another shutdown. Courtney SavagePolicy Update – November 24, 2025 November 24, 2025This week: Happy Thanksgiving. 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