Medicare/Medicaid

HR 842/S. 339- Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

HR 1476--Preserving Life-saving Access to Specialty Medicines in America Act (PLASMA Act)--Medicare Part D phase-in of manufacturer liability; Issues related to Medicare Most Favored Nation

Medicare and Medicaid

Lowering Medicare & Medicaid pharmaceutical spend with advanced cost containment systems.

1. CMS rule on policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage program 2. Expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage of anti-obesity medicines 3. Proposals to reduced Medicaid funding 4. Implementation of provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 regarding drug prices and negotiation under the Medicare program 5. Proposals regarding work requirements in the Medicaid program 6. Proposals to curtail Medicare prescription drug negotiation authority 7. Effect of One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Medicare funding levels 8. Effect of the federal government shutdown on the Medicare and Medicaid programs 9. H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act, entire bill 10. S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act, entire bill 11. H.R. 6951, Medicaid State Recovery Act, entire bill 12. H.R. 6361, Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act, entire bill 13. S.J.Res, 192,joint resolution to disapprove implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model, entire resolution 14. S.J.Res. 198, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model, entire resolution 15. H.R. 5424,Community Health Worker Access Act, entire bill 16. H.R. 930. Stop the Wait Act, entire bill 17. S. 5428, Stop the Wait Act, entire bill 18. H.R. 10326, Preventing Rip-offs and Obtaining Oversight of Funds Act or the PROOF Act," provisions affecting the Medicaid program

Federal Medicare and Medicaid policy, including Medicaid rural health transformation funding, rural healthcare access, provider reimbursement, independent physician practices, and healthcare workforce needs. Medicare claim eligibility issues involving the federal No Surprises Act independent dispute resolution (IDR) process.

Physician Payment Graduate Medical Education Medicare DHS Medicare reimbursement HR 1 / Medicaid funding

Healthcare technology; CMS Innovation Center models.

HR 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act; S 1816, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025; S 46, Health Care Affordability Act of 2025; S 2355, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act; HR 9390, Prices on the Wall Act of 2026

Medicare physician reimbursement and the importance of long-term structural reform to the reimbursement system, including the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 8163), the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160) and the Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act (H.R. 7520).