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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.