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McDermott+ Check-Up: November 7, 2025
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (228+ words) Government shutdown breaks record. This week was forecast as a key inflection point in the shutdown: These compounding pressures were expected to speed up negotiations to reopen the government. Even though the House remained out of session this week, Reps....
McDermott+ Check-Up: November 21, 2025
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (235+ words) Numerous congressional hearings on healthcare. With both the House and Senate in session this week for the first time since mid-September, committees on both sides of the Capitol held a number of healthcare-focused hearings. CMS issues guidance on provider and…...
McDermott+ Check-Up: December 19, 2025
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (222+ words) A discharge petition is subject to a procedural waiting period, and therefore the APTC vote will not occur until January 2026. A bipartisan group of House and Senate members are working toward a compromise that might increase the possibility that the…...
McDermott+ Check-Up: October 24, 2025
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (254+ words) The initial House-passed CR would extend government funding only through November 21, 2025, a date that is now less than a month away, so congressional leaders are facing the need for a new funding deadline. Republicans have yet to coalesce around a…...
McDermott+ Check-Up: October 31, 2025
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) Twenty-five attorneys general, all from Democratic states, filed suit this week against the US Department of Agriculture, asserting that the decision to suspend SNAP benefits is not legal and that the department is required to make payments to those who…...
McDermott+ Check-Up: December 5, 2025
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (192+ words) CMS releases MA and Part D proposed rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule with policy and technical changes to the MA and Part D programs for 2027 and beyond. Key takeaways include: Comments on the…...
McDermott+ Check-Up: January 16, 2026
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (873+ words) Negotiations on APTCs hit speed bump. The release of a Senate bipartisan compromise on the Affordable Care Act enhanced advanced premium tax credits (APTCs) was delayed amid ongoing discussions....By: McDermott+ McDermott+ Check-Up: January 16, 2026 - Lawmakers push FY 2026 funding packages forward....
Marquis Who's Who Honors Cheri A. Dunn for Excellence in Health Insurance and Operational Development
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (87+ words) 24-7 Press Release Newswire PLATTSMOUTH, NE, January 30, 2026 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Cheri A. Dunn has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position,…...
Managed Care Cast News Roundup: February 10, 2026 | AJMC
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (344+ words) Managed Care Cast News Roundup: February 10, 2026 The American Journal of Managed Care The bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, passed in early February, introduces the first major federal reforms targeting pharmacy benefit managers in Medicare Part D. Set to take effect in…...
Mercy Health reaches contract agreement with Humana
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) After warning patients last month that Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid plans under Humana might be going out of network toward the end of the year, the local hospital system Mercy Health reversed course after reaching a deal with insurance…...