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Decoding the Moment: Can the No Surprises Act Be Fixed?

Two leading researchers and a former CMS official will discuss why the No Surprises Act has failed to deliver on its cost-cutting promise, what could be done to change things, and whether there are larger lessons for future policy change.

Decoding the Moment: Health Impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill”

The House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now under consideration by the Senate cuts federal spending on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act by about $1 trillion over the next decade. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the law will push 16 million people off their health insurance by 2034 and also save money by nixing […]

Decoding the Moment: The $50 Billion Rural Health Program in Context

All 50 states have submitted proposals to the Trump administration for a piece of the new $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. Passed as part of the Republicans’ megabill last summer, the program was included in the legislation to address concerns about the potential impact of nearly $1 trillion in federal health spending cuts over […]