House Begins Reconciliation Reconsideration
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This week in the Breakroom, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to recap the Senate’s passage of the reconciliation package and preview what could be in store as the House prepares to vote on the amended package. As of the time of our recording at 12:30pm ET on July 2, the House had not yet voted on the bill.
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Senate Considers Reconciliation Package
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss reconciliation updates from the weekend and what could be in store this week.
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Prior Authorization Announcement
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This week in the Breakroom, Lynn Nonnemaker joins Maddie News to discuss the recent announcement by health insurers to streamline the prior authorization process. Read more in our Regs and Eggs blog post.
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Senate Continues Reconciliation Work
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Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss where the Senate is on reconciliation ahead of the quickly approaching, self-imposed July 4th deadline.
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Senate Finance Committee Releases Reconciliation Language
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Debbie Curtis, Rodney Whitlock, and Maddie News join Julia Grabo to discuss how the recently released Senate Finance Committee reconciliation language differs from the House-passed bill and where the Senate moves next in the process.
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Senate Finance Reconciliation Text
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the expected release of Senate Finance Committee reconciliation text and what to look out for in the healthcare space.
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HHS Budget in Brief and Congressional Appropriations
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his week in the Breakroom, Jeff Davis and Rachel Stauffer join Maddie News to discuss HHS’ recently released budget in brief for 2026 and how it has jumpstarted the congressional appropriations process on Capitol Hill. Read more about the budget in brief in our recent Regs & Eggs blog posts.
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Reconciliation, Recissions, and Appropriations
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Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss the busy week ahead of Congress, including where they are in the reconciliation, recissions, and appropriations processes.
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Introducing Marla Kugel
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July is anticipated to be a busy rulemaking month, and Marla Kugel has joined M+ as a Senior Director just in time. In this episode of the breakroom, Devin Stone joins to discuss how the M+ data team approaches rules season, and Marla discusses her background in health policy and what areas of health policy she’s excited to dive into this year.
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Reconciliation in the Senate
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In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis joins Maddie News to discuss forthcoming CBO scores and what the Senate margin means for ongoing reconciliation discussions.
info_outlineRodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Julia Grabo to discuss what happened over the weekend with the House’s budget reconciliation bill and what to pay attention to moving forward.