MFN Policies Reshape Markets and Market Access Strategies
The Trump administration’s Most Favored Nation drug pricing policies are redrawing the boundaries of global pharmaceutical market access. While some industry leaders maintain that the full impacts of…
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NVHPF Discusses Accountable Care Organizations at May Session
On May 27, 2026, the Northern Virginia Health Policy Forum hosted a discussion on The Future of Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). Moderated by Jim Scott, President and…
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CMS Holds HCPCS Meeting
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) convened its First Biannual 2026 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Public Meeting on June 1 in Baltimore, Maryland. The…
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Beyond the Bump: A Ten-Year Look at Medicare Physician Payment Under Current Law and Proposed Reforms
How sustainable is Medicare physician payment under current law? The answer to this question has significant implications for physician reimbursement, practice sustainability, and the nearly 69 million beneficiaries…
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MACPAC Holds May 2026 Meeting
On May 7, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) held a public meeting, which included votes on recommendations on the following topics. All but three…
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Overview of Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Models
Applied Policy has compiled an overview of recently released Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models that are currently active, announced, and have applications under review, with…
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Congressional Committees and CBO
- U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
- U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Congressional Budget Office: Health Care
Federal Advisory Committees
- Medicaid & CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)
Relevant Legislation
- Social Security Act Compilation including – Medicare, Medicaid & CHIP laws
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Legislative Bill Search
Federal Agencies
- Administration for Community Living (ACL)
- Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
- Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Government Accountability Office
- Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Indian Health Services (IHS)
- National Institutes for Health (NIH)
- Office of the Inspector General, Health and Human Services
- SAMHSA- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
