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Dueling Senate bills to address health care affordability fail to pass

The Senate today failed to pass legislation to address health care affordability. The chamber first voted on a Republican-backed bill that failed by a 51-48 vote. The bill would have disbursed $1,000 in health spending accounts for individuals age 18-49 and $1,500 for those age 50-64. A Democrat-led plan that would have extended the enhanced premium tax credits for three years also failed by a 51-48 tally. The bills needed 60 votes to pass.
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CMS issues state guidance on Medicaid community engagement requirements 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance Dec. 8 for states implementing Medicaid community engagement requirements outlined by the budget reconciliation bill.
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U.S. reaches trade agreement with U.K. on drug pricing

The Trump administration announced a trade agreement with the U.K. Dec. 1 on pharmaceuticals that exempts U.K. drug products from Section 232 tariffs. In exchange, the U.K. will increase the net price it pays for new medicines by 25%.  
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AHA, others file suit to block unlawful 340B changes threatening patient care

The AHA, the Maine Hospital Association and four safety-net health systems from across the country Dec. 1 filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine to challenge the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.
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CMS announces latest negotiated prices for 15 drugs to begin in 2027 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 25 announced lower prices for 15 Medicare Part D drugs selected for the second cycle of negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.
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ARPA-H to fund behavioral health projects through new initiative 

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced Nov. 21 that it will fund up to $100 million in projects for quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health initiative.
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AHA podcast: Sutter Health’s Bold Behavioral Health Access Expansion 

Dan Peterson, CEO of behavioral health services at Sutter Health, and Matthew White, M.D., chair of the behavioral health service line at Sutter Health, share how the system is expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California.
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CMS bulletin summarizes Medicaid, CHIP provisions from budget reconciliation bill 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a bulletin Nov. 18 summarizing provisions from the budget reconciliation bill related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
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Study demonstrates how physician-owned hospitals threaten patient care in rural communities

The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals Nov. 18 released a study conducted by Dobson | DaVanzo, underscoring the threat to patient care by expanding physician-owned hospitals in rural communities.