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Declining fortunes The rush of younger Democrats willing to take on party elders this early in the 2026 election cycle is rooted in last year’s steep losses following octogenarian President Joe Biden’s
The House intends to debate its fiscal 2026 NDAA in September, and the Senate may take up its own NDAA around the same time.
ground on the Medicaid cuts and voted no, only to undercut his own message by caving to President Donald Trump’s threats of a primary challenge and declaring he wouldn’t be running for reelection in 2026
Insurers would also reduce the number of services subject to prior authorization requirements by Jan. 1, 2026, and ensure continuity for patients who are changing insurance plans.
State Medicaid directors, including those representing red states, have privately told drafters of the legislation that a Dec. 31, 2026, effective date in both versions would be too soon to implement work
The fiscal 2026 budget plan would back the agenda of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Tillis, who is currently in his second term, is viewed as one of the most vulnerable senators on the 2026 ballot: Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race as a battleground.
The document calls on changing relevant provisions in Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits plans for 2026 Plan Year so that coverage can exclude pediatric gender-affirming
The Congressional Budget Office estimated in October that a policy authorizing Medicare to cover these drugs would increase federal spending by about $35 billion between 2026-2034.
Trump has said he wants his new agency, nicknamed DOGE, to complete its work by July 4, 2026, after examining all federal departments and agencies and recommending ways to cut costs.
The Biden administration said those negotiated prices, which take effect Jan. 1, 2026, would have saved Medicare $6 billion if they were in effect last year.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the bill would have increased the number of uninsured individuals by 23 million in 2026 relative to the existing health care law.
CMS announced the price list for the first 10 drugs, with the reduced sticker prices due to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
have resulted in $6 billion in savings for Medicare if they had been in effect in 2023, and will save $1.5 billion for Medicare recipients who pay out-of-pocket costs for their prescription drugs in 2026
It may be difficult for a new administration to stop drug negotiations before 2026, when the first round of drugs under Medicare Part D are open to negotiation.
The timeline would pave the way for a final waiver to be submitted for federal approval in 2026.
Prices would be published Sept. 1, taking effect in 2026.
The deal would provide $5.8 billion per year, through fiscal 2026, in mandatory funding for community health centers.
New prices take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
He said those now aged 59 would see an increase in the retirement age of three months per year beginning in 2026. The retirement age would reach 69 for those who turn 62 in 2033.