{"items":[{"title":"2026 Medical Loss Ratio Rebates","link":"https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/medical-loss-ratio-rebates/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:08 +0000","excerpt":"Insurers estimate they will pay $759.2 million in Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) rebates in 2026 to select individuals and employers that purchase their health coverage, according to a KFF analysis of preliminary data reported...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"Tracking Key Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Actions Under the Trump Administration","link":"https://www.kff.org/mental-health/tracking-key-mental-health-and-substance-use-policy-actions-under-the-trump-administration/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:01:43 +0000","excerpt":"A new KFF tracker highlights key federal policy actions during President Trump’s second term that concern issues related to mental health and substance use. The second Trump administration has emphasized law-and-order st...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"A Look at 1115 Waiver Evaluations for Medicaid Payments to Institutions of Mental Disease (IMD) for Substance Use Disorder","link":"https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-look-at-1115-waiver-evaluations-for-medicaid-payments-to-institutions-of-mental-disease-imd-for-substance-use-disorder/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:08:53 +0000","excerpt":"As SUD IMD waiver evaluations and renewals are becoming available, states face a shifting Medicaid and policy and waiver landscape. This brief examines findings from the first available summative evaluations for SUD IMD ...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"Who Are Direct Care Workers and How Might Federal Policy Changes Impact the Workforce?","link":"https://www.kff.org/medicaid/who-are-direct-care-workers-and-how-might-federal-policy-changes-impact-the-workforce/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000","excerpt":"This analysis uses the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) to provide an overview of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the direct care workforce, including home health aides, personal care aides, and nurs...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"New KFF Poll Examines Patterns of Belief Across Common Vaccine Myths — The Monitor","link":"https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/new-kff-poll-examines-patterns-of-belief-across-common-vaccine-myths-the-monitor/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000","excerpt":"KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust shows that larger shares of the public express uncertainty over common vaccine myths than definitive belief. The latest analysis shows which adults are consisten...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"How Unaffordable is Health Care?","link":"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/how-unaffordable-is-health-care-a-video-series-from-kff/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000","excerpt":"Health care affordability is a top issue for many people. Why and how did care get so expensive? In this three-part video series, KFF experts look at the rising cost of health care in the U.S. from the macro level to the...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"Health Care Costs Keep Rising … Why and Who Pays?","link":"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/health-care-costs-keep-rising-why-and-who-pays/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:44:00 +0000","excerpt":"The U.S. spends more on health care than other large, wealthy countries. Concerns about rising costs aren't new, yet somehow we keep paying the bill. In this video, KFF’s Larry Levitt explains how we got here, who bears ...","category":"Industry News"},{"title":"What Your Employer-Based Health Coverage Really Costs","link":"https://www.kff.org/health-costs/what-your-employer-based-health-coverage-really-costs/","source":"KFF","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0000","excerpt":"More people get health coverage through their job than from any other source. The deduction workers see in each paycheck for their share of the premium is only a fraction of the total cost. 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16:31","excerpt":"Calendar Year (CY) 2027 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule - CMS-1846-POn June 24, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update payment ra...","category":"Regulatory Updates"},{"title":"Strengthening CMS Oversight of Accrediting Organizations","link":"https://www.cms.gov/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/newsroom/fact-sheets/strengthening-cms-oversight-accrediting-organizations%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3EStrengthening%20CMS%20Oversight%20of%20Accrediting%20Organizations%3C/a%3E","source":"CMS.gov","pubDate":"Fri, 06/12/2026 - 16:16","excerpt":"Strengthening CMS Oversight of Accrediting OrganizationsAccrediting Organizations (AOs) play an important role in determining whether healthcare providers and suppliers participating in Medicare or Medicaid programs meet...","category":"Regulatory Updates"},{"title":"CMS Ensures Accrediting Organizations Uphold Trust in Standards and Oversight","link":"https://www.cms.gov/%3Ca%20href%3D%22/newsroom/press-releases/cms-ensures-accrediting-organizations-uphold-trust-standards-oversight%22%20hreflang%3D%22en%22%3ECMS%20Ensures%20Accrediting%20Organizations%20Uphold%20Trust%20in%20Standards%20and%20Oversight%3C/a%3E","source":"CMS.gov","pubDate":"Fri, 06/12/2026 - 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