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(April 28, 2026) - Sen. Roger Marshall and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse have introduced bipartisan legislation to reform Medicare Advantage prior authorization and reduce administrative burden.
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(April 28, 2026) - House Ways and Means members heard from health system CEOs today on rising health care costs and affordability challenges. Hospital leaders emphasized workforce shortages, increasing expenses, and the need for balanced policy solutions that preserve access to care.
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(April 16, 2026) - CMS proposes that health plans comply with electronic prior authorizations for prescription drugs and make decisions within 24-72 hours.
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(April 16, 2026) - CMS proposes to create a mandatory bundled payment model for all non-TEAM PPS hospitals beginning in 2027, covering various joint replacement procedures.
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(April 7, 2026) - CMS has finalized payment rules for Medicare Advantage plans, providing a larger payment increase than originally proposed, and has also issued proposed rules for various types of health care facilities.
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(April 7, 2026) - When Congress returns next week from its recess, finishing the FY 2026 budget and beginning work on the FY 2027 budget will be on its plate.
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(March 30, 2026) - Out of 192,000 Kansans enrolled in an ACA Marketplace plan for 2026, nearly half are now in a bronze plan, compared to last year when more than a third of Kansas enrollees chose bronze plans.
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(March 30, 2026) - The bipartisan bill would allow some rural hospitals to get zero-percent interest loans from the USDA to fund new building projects or renovations of existing hospital facilities.
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(March 17, 2026) - KHA submitted six requests for the FY27 budget, including various financial and workforce priorities to Kansas hospitals.
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(March 17, 2026) - This week’s Congressional hearing on health care affordability is a good time for local hospitals to share opportunities and challenges with your community.
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