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Senate expected to pass funding deal as partial government shutdown approaches
The Senate Jan. 30 is expected to pass a government funding plan ahead of a midnight deadline.
House passes appropriations package to end partial government shutdown
The House Feb. 3 voted 217-214 to pass the government funding plan approved by the Senate Jan. 30, ending the four-day partial shutdown.
Senate begins to consider appropriations bill as partial shutdown looms
The Senate has begun consideration of the appropriations package passed by the House Jan. 22, which contains conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.
AHA releases 2026 Advocacy Agenda
The AHA Jan. 28 released its 2026 Advocacy Agenda, containing the association’s key priorities for Congress, the administration, regulatory agencies and courts.
House Appropriations Committee releases three-bill minibus with funding for key health programs
The House Appropriations Committee Jan. 20 released text of a three-bill minibus for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for key health programs and other bipartisan health care provisions and extensions.
House E&C health subcommittee discusses AHA-supported Medicare bill during hearing
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing (https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chairmen-guthrie-and-griffith-announce-legislative-hearing-on-improving-medicare-payment-policies-for-seniors) Jan. 8 to discuss legislation on Medicare payment policies for seniors, including the AHA-supported Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services Act (H.R. 5269) (https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5269).
CMS announces state distribution of $50 billion in rural health funds
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 29 announced $50 billion in funds awarded to all 50 states through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
AHA supports reintroduction of nursing bill addressing workforce shortage, education
The AHA Dec. 11 expressed support for the reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, bicameral legislation that would increase nursing school faculty and students, improve U.S. preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies, enroll underrepresented students in the nursing workforce and modernize nursing education and infrastructure.
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.
CMS issues preliminary guidance on provider tax provisions under OBBBA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 14 released preliminary guidance to states on implementing provider tax provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.