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Weekly Health Policy Recap: Hospital Transparency, Medicare Trustees Report, and More

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Weekly Health Policy Recap: Hospital Transparency, Medicare Trustees Report, and More

Last updated Jun 12, 2026

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The House Appropriations Committee has advanced the fiscal year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, with $110.8 billion allocated to Health and Human Services, a 4% decrease from 2026. The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is reviewing bills to increase transparency in healthcare pricing and market consolidation. The Medicare trustees project Medicare’s Part A Trust Fund will be depleted in the second quarter of 2033, a quarter earlier than previously projected, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have announced enforcement measures for hospitals that fail to comply with price transparency requirements.

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