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Following President Trump’s busy first few weeks in office, this week’s graphic takes stock of the president’s health policy actions to date.

Of the long list of possible federal budget cuts released on January 17, the suggestion to eliminate the tax-exempt status for interest payments on municipal bonds is an item of particular concern. While it is too early to wager on any of the items on the list, the implications of this move for not-for-profit hospitals would be severe.

OMB memo causes significant confusion, Change cyberattack affected 190 million people, Cigna to limit out-of-pocket drug costs.

Michael McAuliff, politics and policy reporter for Modern Healthcare, joins host J. Carlisle Larsen to talk more about what healthcare programs could face spending cuts and reactions from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

Next round of drugs for Medicare drug price negotiations announced, Trump health policy actions in second term, ACA exchanges see record enrollment in 2025

SCOTUS to hear challenge to ACA preventive care mandate, DEA proposes telehealth rule for controlled substances, FDA announces three regulations

Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

Congress scrambles for a new funding deal, a report details the financial impacts of a mandatory bundled payment model, and a woman receives a genetically modified pig kidney transplant.

With the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, states were required to provide continuous enrollment for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries in exchange for enhanced federal funding.

Congress negotiates its year-end healthcare package, Dreamers lose access to ACA exchanges, and Elevance reverses its controversial anesthesia policy.

With extension of the 2017 tax cuts identified as a key priority for the incoming Trump administration, offsetting expense actions will be needed to avoid increasing the federal deficit. Hospital leaders should be prepared for potential cuts to both the Medicaid program and the enhanced ACA subsidies enacted in 2021.

CMS proposes adding weight-loss drugs to Medicare coverage, Trump nominates more healthcare positions, and a study tracks widespread pharmacy closures.