Gregg Margolis: If you can only read three things about health policy this week, I suggest…

Gregg Margolis, Director, Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at National Academy of Medicine, made the following post on LinkedIn:

“If you can only read three things about health policy this week, I suggest…

KFF Health News: What Happens To Health Programs If The Federal Government Shuts Down? For the first time since 2019, congressional gridlock is poised to at least temporarily shut down big parts of the federal government — including many health programs. If it happens, some government functions would stop completely and some in part, while others wouldn’t be immediately affected — including Medicare, Medicaid, and health plans sold under the Affordable Care Act. But a shutdown could complicate the lives of everyone who interacts with any federal health program, as well as the people who work at the agencies administering them. (Rovner, 9/27).

Politico: CBO: Center Tasked With Saving Medicare Money Falls Short The agency tasked with lowering Medicare costs by changing how physicians and hospitals are paid is on pace to increase spending by more than $1 billion through 2030. The Congressional Budget Office released an updated estimate Thursday that shows the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, created under Obamacare to test new ways to pay for health care, will increase federal spending by $1.3 billion from 2021 to 2030. From 2011 through 2020, the center increased spending by $5.4 billion. (King, 9/28)

The Washington Post: Medicaid Rolls Are Being Cut. Few Are Finding Refuge In ACA Plans As states prepared to end a pandemic-era promise earlier this year that everyone on Medicaid could keep their health coverage, the Biden administration sought to quell fears that millions of people would become newly uninsured. A policy favorite of the president’s — Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces — would offer a haven for people losing Medicaid because their incomes had grown too high to qualify, his aides pledged. (Goldstein, 9/28).”

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