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(May 22, 2025) - After a razor-thin vote, the bill moves over to the Senate where additional changes are anticipated.
(May 19, 2025) - After a weekend turnaround, House conservatives allowed the reconciliation bill to advance—setting the stage for pivotal amendments and a high-stakes floor vote later this week.
(May 14, 2025) - A House committee has tweaked part of the Medicaid proposal and passed it out of committee but concerns continue to linger.
(May 12, 2025) - President Trump signed an executive order this morning aiming to lower drug costs.
(May 12, 2025) - The House Energy and Commerce Committee released draft budget reconciliation legislation.
(April 8, 2025) - Congress stands at a crossroads as the budget reconciliation debate turns back to the House following Senate passage of a novel approach to the entire process late last week.
(April 8, 2025) - The Senate has confirmed Mehmet Oz, MD as the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
(April 8, 2025) - While the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process is on hold amid budget negotiations, Kansas Hospital Association staff have begun outreach to the Kansas Congressional Delegation offices for updates on their request forms.
(Feb. 26, 2025) - Federal agencies to ramp up enforcement of regulations.
(Feb. 26, 2025) - The House and Senate are working through the budget reconciliation process.
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