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But the Senate has maintained the bill's earmark eligibility, and the fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education law includes just under $1.4 billion within those accounts, all from the Senate.Â
↵↵Lawmakers included a slate of restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers in the fiscal 2026 appropriations law enacted late last month.
Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., touted changes in the fiscal 2026 spending package enacted this month to improve pharmacy-benefit manager pricing transparency and reduce incentives for PBMs to promote higher-priced
"It's 2026. Nothing has happened." ↵↵"I just haven't seen any evidence in our committees of Republicans being interested in this issue," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said during the same briefing.
But passing a second measure in 2026 could be a daunting task for congressional Republicans, particularly with a razor-thin margin in the House.
The House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, in a report accompanying their fiscal 2026 bill, urged HHS in its bill report to completely defund the panel.
Administration officials have spoken with allies on Capitol Hill and think most elements would have bipartisan support and can move forward in 2026.
administration recently took steps to protect access to supplemental oxygen for patients and families by timely deciding not to rebid oxygen in the next round of Medicare's competitive bidding program in 2026
↵↵In 2026, the first year of the program, states will receive between $147 million and $281 million, with Texas securing the largest amount, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has acknowledged the difficulty, calling health care "a very complicated issue" while adding that there is "much more to come … to bring down the cost of health care" in early 2026
↵↵Because the tax credits and premium prices remain unsettled as open enrollment approaches closing for most states on Dec. 15, the bill would extend the plan year 2026 enrollment period until May 15,
Sununu will run for his old seat in 2026, he announced Wednesday.
KFF has since updated that analysis, finding that the average increase would be 114 percent in 2026.
enhanced health insurance subsidies for coverage bought on government-run exchanges that expire at the end of the year, arguing it can’t wait because insurers are already locking in their premium rates for 2026
Expired ACF programs include low-income heating and cooling assistance, preschool development grants and community services block grants, all of which Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget proposed to eliminate and
Once fiscal 2026 appropriations are enacted, the memo says, agencies "should revise their RIFs as needed to retain the minimal number of employees necessary to carry out statutory functions."
Health insurance At the heart of the dispute is how to address the expiration of health insurance subsidies, a politically fraught issue for vulnerable Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Insurers say it will be extremely difficult for them to adjust premiums for the 2026 plan year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them before the end of the month.
Steil said the pilot program enhancement, plus the opportunity for more funding in the upcoming conference negotiations on the fiscal 2026Â Legislative Branch appropriations bill, should be enough to resolve