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Nearing August recess 08/03/2026

Nearing August recess In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to preview the last week the Senate is in session before August recess officially begins. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42301410

Congress’ healthcare transparency trajectory 07/27/2026

Congress’ healthcare transparency trajectory In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to discuss Congress’ continued focus on healthcare transparency, including recent activity in the Senate HELP and House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees, prospects for lame duck action, and what stakeholders should be watching as lawmakers continue working through competing transparency proposals. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42229020

2027 PFS proposed rule breakdown 07/23/2026

2027 PFS proposed rule breakdown This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis and special guest Brandy Keys, Director of Health Policy at the American Academy of Ophthalmology, join Maddie News to break down key proposals in the 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and discuss the legislative landscape on physician payment. For more on the proposed rule, read last week’s . /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42196970

Health transparency on the agenda 07/20/2026

Health transparency on the agenda In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss recent and upcoming congressional committee action on healthcare transparency legislation and what it could mean for an end of year package. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42153715

340B OPPS Proposals 07/16/2026

340B OPPS Proposals This week in the Breakroom, Emily Cook, partner at McDermott Will & Schulte, and Katie Waldo join Maddie to break down 340B drug program proposals included in the recently released Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule for 2027, along with discussing prospects for 340B legislative proposals. Read more on the OPPS proposed rule . /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42116640

Congress returns to grant rule debate, nomination hearings, and more 07/13/2026

Congress returns to grant rule debate, nomination hearings, and more In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to discuss both chambers’ return from recess and what to watch for this week; including potential House healthcare markups, Senate HELP Committee nomination hearings, and growing congressional and stakeholder scrutiny of OMB’s proposed changes to federal grant rules. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/42059470

July 4 recess week 06/29/2026

July 4 recess week In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss what’s been heating up in Congress over the last few months and what’s on the horizon for the rest of the year. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41886175

Summer 2026 drug pricing update 06/25/2026

Summer 2026 drug pricing update This week in the Breakroom, Amy Kelbick joins Maddie News to run through recent federal drug pricing updates including requests for information and proposed rules. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41803815

State Medicaid directors head to the House 06/22/2026

State Medicaid directors head to the House In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to discuss what to watch for during and after this week’s Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing on Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse featuring state Medicaid directors as witnesses. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41728635

Encounter data's moment has arrived 06/18/2026

Encounter data's moment has arrived With Medicare Advantage now covering more than half of all Medicare beneficiaries, Lynn Nonnemaker and Yamini Kalidindi join Anthony Livshen to unpack MA encounter data – what it is, how complete it's become, and the growing role it's playing in CMS payment policy, quality measurement, and program oversight. The episode explores both current uses and the significant policy shifts that may lie ahead, from disproportionate share hospital payments to risk adjustment. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41692830

Looking at the year ahead 06/15/2026

Looking at the year ahead In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to preview what’s on the healthcare agenda for the remainder of this year. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41652790

2026 Medicare Trustees Report 06/12/2026

2026 Medicare Trustees Report This week in the Breakroom, Jeff Davis and Lynn Nonnemaker join Erin Fuller for a deep dive into the findings from the Trustee’s 2026 Medicare Report. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41618020

The reconciliation 2.0 and healthcare fraud agenda 06/08/2026

The reconciliation 2.0 and healthcare fraud agenda In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to discuss Congress’ focus this week on reconciliation 2.0, FISA, and broader legislative efforts to crack down on fraud in federal programs, including healthcare. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41577220

CMS Medicaid work requirements interim final rule 06/04/2026

CMS Medicaid work requirements interim final rule This week in the Breakroom, Katie Waldo and Maddie News join Erin Fuller to unpack CMS’ new interim final rule directing states to implement Medicaid work requirements by January 1, 2027. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41538175

Anticipating the Medicaid Work Requirements Rule 06/01/2026

Anticipating the Medicaid Work Requirements Rule In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the Medicaid work requirements interim final rule, anticipated for release today. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41496845

2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule 05/28/2026

2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule This week in the Breakroom, Debbie Curtis joins Maddie News to discuss the recently released Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule for 2027, specifically discussing the finalized policies related to catastrophic and non-network plans, as well as additional rulemaking we're watching for in the coming weeks. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41455340

Congress and CMS intensify Medicare and Medicaid oversight 05/21/2026

Congress and CMS intensify Medicare and Medicaid oversight This week in the Breakroom, Rodney Whitlock joins Erin Fuller to discuss the growing focus from both Congress and CMS on fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid, including the recent Medicare enrollment moratoria for new hospice and home health providers, increased scrutiny of state Medicaid programs, and the broader policy and political implications of these oversight efforts. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41378475

Potential physician and hospital legislation 05/18/2026

Potential physician and hospital legislation In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to talk about healthcare legislation being discussed in the House and break down what Senate HELP Committee Chair Cassidy’s primary loss means for healthcare policymaking moving forward. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41334105

Student loan update 05/14/2026

Student loan update This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Maddie News to discuss recent Department of Education changes to student loan caps, and what the changes mean for medical education. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41296365

Post-recess reconciliation watch 05/11/2026

Post-recess reconciliation watch In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to unpack the discussions around reconciliation 2.0 in the Senate and the possibility of a reconciliation 3.0. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41252230

Health Tech Investment Forum recap 05/07/2026

Health Tech Investment Forum recap Rachel Stauffer and Lisa Mazur join Julia Grabo to discuss key takeaways from the 2026 Health Tech Investment Forum and what they are watching for next in the health tech space. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41206795

Transitioning to election season 05/04/2026

Transitioning to election season In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss the recess week and looking ahead to upcoming elections. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41145160

CMS and FDA’s new RAPID coverage pathway 04/28/2026

CMS and FDA’s new RAPID coverage pathway This week in the Breakroom, Mike Ryan, Partner at McDermott Will and Schulte, and Parashar Patel join Erin Fuller to discuss the significance and implications of the new FDA and CMS Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device-(RAPID)- device coverage pathway. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41038550

Reconciliation, Ways and Means hearing 04/27/2026

Reconciliation, Ways and Means hearing Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss what their watching for as the House takes up reconciliation and hospital and health system CEOs testify in front of the House Ways and Means Committee. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/41033905

Prior Authorization for Drugs 04/23/2026

Prior Authorization for Drugs This week in the Breakroom, Jeffrey Davis joins Maddie News to break down what led up to CMS’s release of the prior authorization for drugs proposed rule and to discuss other prior authorization action from the Trump Administration. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40992605

Reconciliation and RFK on the Hill 04/20/2026

Reconciliation and RFK on the Hill In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Rodney Whitlock and Debbie Curtis join Erin Fuller to unpack the discussions around budget reconciliation in the Senate and Secretary Kennedy’s marathon stretch of hearings on Capitol Hill. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40941965

FY 2027 Medicare hospital IPPS proposed rule 04/16/2026

FY 2027 Medicare hospital IPPS proposed rule Devin Stone, Marla Kugel, and Deb Godes join Julia Grabo to discuss policies in the fiscal year (FY) 2027 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule, including the proposed payment update, the nationalization of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model, and changes to the New Technology Add-on Payment program. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40900095

Secretary Kennedy Budget Hearings 04/13/2026

Secretary Kennedy Budget Hearings In this week’s Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Maddie News to discuss reconciliation 2.0 and upcoming hearings with HHS Secretary Kennedy. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40839220

FY 2027 president's budget 04/09/2026

FY 2027 president's budget This week in the Breakroom, Jeff Davis joins Erin Fuller to discuss the policies and funding requests within the FY 2027 President’s budget, including the returning request for restructuring within the US Department of Health and Human Services to create the Administration for Healthy America. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40792855

All eyes on the president's budget 04/06/2026

All eyes on the president's budget In this week's Healthcare Preview, Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss their first reactions to the healthcare proposals in President Trump's FY 2027 budget request. /episode/index/show/09be0117-766e-4d9d-988e-7fe46259d770/id/40746695

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