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2027 ACA Marketplace Rate Approvals
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2027 Health Insurance Rate Filings, Pennsylvania Individual and Small Group Markets
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Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
November 2026
Nov 1, 2026 2027 ACA Marketplace Rate Approvals · Open enrollment Rule 0 days Nov 1, 2026 2027 Health Insurance Rate Filings, Pennsylvania Individual and Small Group Markets · Open enrollment Rule 0 days Nov 1, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule · Statutory deadline Rule 0 days Nov 1, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Statutory deadline Rule 0 days Nov 2, 2026 Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure · Published Rule 1 day Nov 2, 2026 Infant Formula Nutrient Requirements · Published Rule 1 day Nov 3, 2026 Johnson and Johnson 340B Covered Entity Claims Data Reporting Policy · Effective federal grantees Rule 2 days Nov 3, 2026 Requirement for Attestation for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving in the United States · Effective Rule 2 days Nov 3, 2026 Voters decide abortion measures in four states: Missouri Amendment 3, a Nevada right to abortion until viability, a Virginia amendment, and Idaho Proposition One · Deadline Deadline 2 days Nov 3, 2026 Voters decide Proposition 40, a one-time 5% tax on billionaire net worth with 90% of proceeds required for health care services · Deadline Deadline 2 days Nov 5, 2026 Humana insurance benefit ratio vs 92.75% plus or minus 25 bps guide · Earnings Earnings 4 days Nov 6, 2026 2026 adjusted EPS of at least $9.00 and any change to GAAP guidance · Earnings Earnings 5 days Nov 6, 2026 First earnings call since the CenterWell clinic recapitalization with BlackRock was announced; Elevance Health also reports October 21 from an 89.7% Q2 benefit expense ratio, and HCA Healthcare reports October 27 · Earnings Earnings 5 days Nov 10, 2026 CDC Order Continuing Suspension of Entry from Countries with Quarantinable Disease · Expires Rule 9 days Nov 12, 2026 2027 Supplement to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans · Comment close Rule 11 days Nov 12, 2026 Continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) funding the federal government through December 11, 2026 · Hemp thc ban delay from Rule 11 days Nov 12, 2026 Standards of Identity Salt Substitutes Final Rule · Dairy objections due Rule 11 days Nov 12, 2026 Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods · Dairy objections due Rule 11 days Nov 13, 2026 Enforcement discretion policy for 503A compounding of certain peptide bulk drug substances · Comment close Rule 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Hospice and home health agency Medicare enrollment freeze lapses unless extended for a full six months · Deadline Deadline 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Lower Premiums, Faster Payments Act · Effective Rule 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Nationwide Hospice and Home Health Agency Enrollment Moratorium · Scheduled expiration Rule 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Nationwide Medicare enrollment moratoria for new hospices and home health agencies · Expiration Rule 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Six-month Medicare enrollment moratoria on new hospices and home health agencies expire unless CMS extends them · Deadline Deadline 12 days Nov 13, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Schedule I · Order earliest publication Rule 12 days Nov 16, 2026 Comments due on emergency clearance to expand the home health Review Choice Demonstration to California · Deadline Deadline 15 days Nov 16, 2026 Special enrollment period ends for approximately 290,000 Healthy Blue Louisiana Medicaid members to select a new Medicaid managed care plan before Healthy Blue's December 31 contract termination · Deadline Deadline 15 days Nov 18, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · Final replies due Rule 17 days Nov 20, 2026 FDA Request for Information: Early-Stage Human Trials of Ibogaine · Comment close Rule 19 days Nov 23, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Comment close Rule 22 days Nov 23, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Comment close Rule 22 days Nov 23, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Comment close Rule 22 days Nov 23, 2026 Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants · Comment close Rule 22 days Nov 26, 2026 Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification proposed rule · Comment close Rule 25 days Nov 27, 2026 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification · Comment close Rule 26 days Nov 30, 2026 Placement of centanafadine in Schedule III · Comment close Rule 29 days Nov 30, 2026 Premium Tax Credit · Comment close Rule 29 daysDecember 2026
Dec 7, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing, and Personnel Qualifications Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule 36 days Dec 7, 2026 Transparency in Coverage Final Rule · Effective Rule 36 days Dec 8, 2026 Premium Tax Credit · Hearing Rule 37 days Dec 9, 2026 Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) mandatory notification rule · Comment close Rule 38 days Dec 11, 2026 Commission on Medicaid must issue a report with recommendations on Medicaid spending, utilization, and administration · Deadline Deadline 40 days Dec 11, 2026 Continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) funding the federal government through December 11, 2026 · Funding through Rule 40 days Dec 11, 2026 Continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) funding the federal government through December 11, 2026 · Hemp thc ban delay to Rule 40 days Dec 11, 2026 Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance rewrite) · Cr funding through Rule 40 days Dec 14, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · Requested ruling Rule 43 days Dec 14, 2026 Standards of Identity Salt Substitutes Final Rule · Effective Rule 43 days Dec 14, 2026 Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods · Effective Rule 43 days Dec 15, 2026 Medicare Part D PBM remuneration proposed rule (Section 6224, CAA 2026) · Comment close Rule 44 days Dec 15, 2026 Medicare Program: Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220 and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Comment close Rule 44 days Dec 15, 2026 Part D PBM compensation proposed rule (CAA 2026 sections 6219, 6220, 6224) · Comment close Rule 44 days Dec 18, 2026 Comments close on the new information collection for the FEHB Protection Act Portal (OMB control number 3206-new) · Deadline Deadline 47 days Dec 22, 2026 Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children (draft guidance) · Comment close Rule 51 days Dec 31, 2026 CY 2027 ESRD Prospective Payment System final rule · Low volume attestation Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 DEA special registration for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances · Flexibilities expire Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Fourth extension of Schedule II through V telemedicine controlled-substance prescribing flexibilities expires with no permanent rule yet published · Deadline Deadline 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Fourth Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Substances · Expires Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model · Implementation period end Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Medicaid demonstration budget neutrality policy (SMD 26-003) · Waiver expires Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Nominations due for appointment to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) · Deadline Deadline 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration · Demonstration ends Rule 60 days Dec 31, 2026 Temporary hospital market-basket index trial for ASC Medicare payment updates expires, reverting ASC payment updates to the smaller CPI-U formula for 2027 unless Congress acts · Deadline Deadline 60 daysJanuary 2027
Jan 1, 2027 2027 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code Set · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 340B Rebate Model Pilot · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Pilot launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 340B Rebate Pilot · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) for heart failure · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model exceptions and updates (CY2027 PFS proposal) · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Ambulatory Specialty Model Heart-Failure Track Final Participant List · Start Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CMS Medicaid work-requirement interim final rule ("medically frail" exemption definition) · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY 2027 ESRD Prospective Payment System final rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Remote Monitoring Direct-Employment Requirement · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P): 340B drug payment reduction · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule obstetric billing G-codes · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Healthy Indiana Plan (Medicaid expansion) enrollees must begin documenting 80 hours a month of work, job training, education, volunteering or another qualifying activity, reviewed at least every six months using a three-month lookback · Deadline Deadline 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Hospice FY2027 Annual Payment Update HOPE Compliance Requirement · Telecom gcode effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Interim final rule narrowing Medicaid work-requirements 'medically frail' exemption · Work requirements effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 LEAD Model (ACO REACH successor) · Performance year 1 start Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 LEAD Model (Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design) · Launch Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design (LEAD) Model · Model start Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid 80-hour-a-month community-engagement (work) requirement · All states deadline Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid community engagement (work requirements) interim final rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid community engagement (work) requirement interim final rule · Compliance start Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement interim final rule · Work requirement starts Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid enrollees must document at least 80 hours a month of work, school, or volunteering, or qualify for an exemption, to keep coverage under the new federal work requirement · Deadline Deadline 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid work requirements interim final rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid work requirements medically frail definition (Massachusetts v. Oz) · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Medicaid work requirements medically frail exemption interim final rule · Effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 State pharmacy benefit manager laws (Virginia S.B. 669, California licensing, Ohio H.B. 229) · California license deadline Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 State Private Equity Health Care Transaction Review Laws (California AB-1415, Rhode Island, Maine) · Maine effective Rule 61 days Jan 1, 2027 Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) updates in the FY2027 Hospital IPPS Final Rule · Downside risk start Rule 61 days Jan 4, 2027 Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure · Effective Rule 64 days Jan 6, 2027 Executive Order 14426: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities · It systems review deadline Rule 66 days Jan 15, 2027 ACA open enrollment for plan year 2027 runs November 1, 2026 through January 15, 2027 · Deadline Deadline 75 days Jan 16, 2027 Reject drug and biologic applications failing eight new high-severity eCTD validation checks · Deadline Deadline 76 days Jan 24, 2027 Nurses for Nursing Homes · Funding applications close Funding 84 days Jan 28, 2027 Essential Drug Delivery Performance Characteristics for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biologics · Comment close Rule 88 daysMarch 2027
Mar 2, 2027 Infant Formula Nutrient Requirements · Comment close Rule 121 days Mar 6, 2027 Transparency in Coverage Final Rule · Quarterly price files start Rule 125 days Mar 10, 2027 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Aortic Regurgitation (AR) · Proposed decision Rule 129 days Mar 31, 2027 FY2027 IRF PPS interdisciplinary team meeting timing enforcement discretion · Discretion end Rule 150 daysApril 2027
Apr 1, 2027 ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Innovation Center Model Expansion · Tracks open Rule 151 days Apr 1, 2027 Calendar Year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Aco part b waiver start Rule 151 days Apr 1, 2027 Title X Family Planning Grant Conditions (HHS 2026) · Compliance deadline Rule 151 days Apr 13, 2027 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Hormone grace period ends Rule 163 days Apr 22, 2027 Healthcare False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program · Comment close Rule 172 daysJuly 2027
Jul 1, 2027 CY 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC proposed rule · Botulinum prior auth effective Rule 242 days Jul 1, 2027 Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure · Applies Rule 242 days Jul 1, 2027 State pharmacy benefit manager laws (Virginia S.B. 669, California licensing, Ohio H.B. 229) · Ohio hb229 phase in Rule 242 daysAugust 2027
Aug 1, 2027 Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification proposed rule · Launch Rule 273 days Aug 1, 2027 Exchange pre-enrollment eligibility verification for premium tax credits · Launch Rule 273 days Aug 1, 2027 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification proposed rule · Launch Rule 273 days Aug 1, 2027 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification · Launch Rule 273 daysSeptember 2027
Sep 6, 2027 Transparency in Coverage Final Rule · Taxonomy utilization files start Rule 309 daysOctober 2027
Oct 1, 2027 Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Phasedown starts Rule 334 days Oct 1, 2027 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Effective Rule 334 daysDecember 2027
Dec 31, 2027 GLP-1 Bridge Demonstration · End Rule 425 days Dec 31, 2027 Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model Payment Updates, PY2026 · Extension through Rule 425 daysJanuary 2028
Jan 1, 2028 CJR-X mandatory joint replacement bundle · Effective Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Rule (CMS-1849-F), including the CJR-X mandatory bundle · Cjrx launch Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule (CJR-X mandatory bundle expansion) · Mandatory start Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 FY2027 IPPS/LTCH Prospective Payment System final rule (CMS-1849-F), including CJR-X · Cjr x start Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments (CMS-2449-P) · Phase down start Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program manufacturer effectuation guidance · Effective Rule 426 days Jan 1, 2028 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation third cycle and 2028 effectuation draft guidance · Effective Rule 426 daysAugust 2028
Aug 12, 2028 Temporary Placement of O-Desmethyltramadol (O-DSMT) in Schedule I · Expires Rule 650 daysJanuary 2029
Jan 1, 2029 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule · Ipo list full elimination target Rule 792 days Jan 1, 2029 Medicaid Targeted Supplemental Payment Cap for Ground Emergency Medical Transport · Effective Rule 792 days Jan 1, 2029 Medicare Advantage Medical Loss Ratio Transparency Act · Effective Rule 792 days Jan 1, 2029 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Effective Rule 792 days Jan 1, 2029 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Effective Rule 792 days Jan 1, 2029 Part D PBM-Pharmacy Contract Standards (Reasonable and Relevant Terms) · Effective Rule 792 days Jan 20, 2029 Section 232 Pharmaceutical Import Tariffs · Hhs pricing deal zero through Rule 811 daysSeptember 2030
Sep 30, 2030 Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver extension, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 · Effective Rule 1429 daysSeptember 2031
Sep 30, 2031 Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstrations · Expiration Rule 1794 daysDecember 2031
Dec 31, 2031 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Program end Rule 1886 days Dec 31, 2031 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Model end Rule 1886 days Dec 31, 2031 Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model · End date Rule 1886 days158 upcoming. The calendar aggregates standalone deadline records plus every key date attached to a tracked rule.
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Oct 31, 2026 Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstrations · Wi comment close Rule Oct 30, 2026 CY 2027 ESRD Prospective Payment System final rule · Published Rule Oct 30, 2026 Drug Efficacy Study Implementation 7661 estrogen-androgen fixed-combination drugs · Published Rule Oct 30, 2026 Enforcement discretion policy for 503A compounding of certain peptide bulk drug substances · Published Rule Oct 30, 2026 Essential Drug Delivery Performance Characteristics for Devices Intended to Deliver Drugs and Biologics · Published Rule Oct 30, 2026 Placement of centanafadine in Schedule III · Published Rule Oct 30, 2026 Placement of centanafadine in Schedule III · Effective Rule Oct 29, 2026 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of $4.83 billion to $5.03 billion · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 2026 revenue guidance of $520 million to $530 million and adjusted EBITDA guidance of $90 million to $100 million · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 2026 same-store cash NOI growth guidance of 5.00% to 5.25%; normalized FFO guidance of $1.65 to $1.67 per share · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 Medicaid work requirements medically frail definition (Massachusetts v. Oz) · Ruling Rule Oct 29, 2026 Medical benefits ratio of 89.5% and full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance of at least $100 million · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 Revenue per adjusted admission up 0.2% against adjusted EBITDA up 23.3%; $147M of the quarter was timing and transition benefits · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 U.S. revenue per treatment $415.25 vs patient care cost $280.22 · Earnings Earnings Oct 29, 2026 USPI same-facility cases down 1.5%, net revenue per case up 6.1% · Earnings Earnings Oct 28, 2026 Adjusted EBITDA down 25.5% to $280M, a 10.2% margin; 59 hospitals versus 70 a year earlier · Earnings Earnings Oct 28, 2026 Adjusted EBITDA net of noncontrolling interests of $624.6 million, below expectations · Earnings Earnings Oct 28, 2026 BetterHelp revenue $206.6M, down 13%; convertible notes $997.6M now current · Earnings Earnings Oct 28, 2026 Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) · Published Rule Oct 28, 2026 Revenue per discharge $22,543, up 4.0% · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 2026 Exchange coverage headwind of $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 2027 Marketplace enrollment and guidance (none given in the release) · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 Acute care revenue per adjusted admission, down 1.7% · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 ASC volumes down 5.4%, total surgical volume down 1.4% · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification proposed rule · Published Rule Oct 27, 2026 Hospice average daily census growth of 9.4 percent and Medicare cap accrual of $828,000 versus $6.1 million a year earlier · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 Medicaid health benefits ratio against Molina's 93.0%, with Marketplace membership versus 3.49 million · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification proposed rule · Published Rule Oct 27, 2026 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification · Published Rule Oct 27, 2026 Requirement for Attestation for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving in the United States · Published Rule Oct 27, 2026 Uninsured volume and payer mix shift, roughly $400 million pretax impact in the quarter · Earnings Earnings Oct 27, 2026 Whether third-quarter results narrow or widen the gap between HCA's $15.4B to $16.1B and Tenet's $4.83B to $5.03B 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance · Earnings Earnings Oct 26, 2026 Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity (HTI-5) · Released Rule Oct 23, 2026 2027 ACA Individual and Small-Group Rate Decisions · Enrollment opens Rule Oct 23, 2026 Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children (draft guidance) · Published Rule Oct 23, 2026 Exchange pre-enrollment eligibility verification for premium tax credits · Published Rule Oct 23, 2026 IACC autism research article suggestions for the 2025-2026 Summary of Advances (closes October 23); HRSA Healthy Start Evaluation and Quality Improvement data collection comment (closes November 12) · Deadline Deadline Oct 23, 2026 Last day to file petitions to deny recertification of five No Surprises Act IDR entities: Maximus Federal Services, ProPeer Resources, C2C Innovative Solutions, Medical Evaluators of Texas ASO, and Federal Hearings and Appeals Services · Deadline Deadline Oct 23, 2026 Questions and Answers Regarding Mandatory Cosmetics Recalls (final guidance) · Published Rule Oct 22, 2026 ACGME Common Program Requirements Revision · Comment close Rule Oct 22, 2026 ACGME Emergency Medicine Residency Training Standards · Comment close Rule Oct 22, 2026 ACGME proposal to delete emergency medicine-specific resident hour and faculty ratio requirements · Comment close Rule Oct 22, 2026 Executive Order 14437: Advancing Women's Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life · Published Rule Oct 22, 2026 Healthcare False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program · Published Rule Oct 22, 2026 Requirement for Attestation for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving in the United States · Issued Rule Oct 22, 2026 Requisition volume up 14.5% against revenue per requisition down 4.2%, and full-year adjusted EPS guidance of $11.25 to $11.35 · Earnings Earnings Oct 21, 2026 Benefit expense ratio of 90.6% versus 91.3%, with full-year adjusted EPS guidance of at least $29.00 · Earnings Earnings Oct 21, 2026 Benefit expense ratio, which was 89.7% in Q2, up 80 basis points from 88.9% · Earnings Earnings Oct 21, 2026 Consolidated medical care ratio of 92.9%, with segment ratios of 93.0% Medicaid, 93.0% Medicare and 92.5% Marketplace · Earnings Earnings Oct 21, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Oct 21, 2026 DOL PBM fee disclosure rule · Published Rule Oct 21, 2026 HHS civil monetary penalty inflation adjustment for 2026 (no adjustment) · Published Rule Oct 21, 2026 Medical care ratio excluding reserve development, against UnitedHealth's 88.4% · Earnings Earnings Oct 21, 2026 Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (final guidance) · Published Rule Oct 20, 2026 $450 million antitrust settlement charge, GAAP EPS of $1.49 against $3.00 non-GAAP, and 2026 da Vinci procedure growth guidance of about 14% to 15% · Earnings Earnings Oct 20, 2026 Medicare Program: Implementation of Sections 6219, 6220 and 6224 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Published Rule Oct 20, 2026 Regulatory Considerations for Prescription Drug Use-Related Software (final guidance) · Final Rule Oct 19, 2026 Executive Order 14437: Advancing Women's Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life · Signed Rule Oct 19, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · Cms cross motion due Rule Oct 16, 2026 Medicare Advantage and Part D provider directory and PBM transparency proposed rule · Published Rule Oct 16, 2026 Medicare Part D PBM remuneration proposed rule (Section 6224, CAA 2026) · Published Rule Oct 16, 2026 Part D PBM compensation proposed rule (CAA 2026 sections 6219, 6220, 6224) · Published Rule Oct 16, 2026 Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product · Related proposals comment close Rule Oct 15, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot · Phrma motion Rule Oct 15, 2026 CDC Order Continuing Suspension of Entry from Countries with Quarantinable Disease · Published Rule Oct 15, 2026 CMS Hurricane Isaias Emergency Flexibilities for Florida and Alabama · Cms announcement Rule Oct 15, 2026 DOJ and HHS-OIG coordinated health care fraud self-disclosure policy · Published Rule Oct 14, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot · Intervention motion Rule Oct 14, 2026 HHS Statement of Delegation of Authority - Section 1128(b) Permissive Exclusions to CMS Administrator · Published Rule Oct 14, 2026 HHS Statement of Delegation of Authority - Section 1128(b) Permissive Exclusions to CMS Administrator · Effective Rule Oct 14, 2026 Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstrations · Wi virtual hearing Rule Oct 14, 2026 MedTech growth of 2.5% to $8.6 billion; U.S. MedTech up 4.8% and outside the U.S. up 0.1% · Earnings Earnings Oct 14, 2026 Reported EPS of $0.09 vs $2.12 and adjusted EPS of $2.59 vs $2.80; 2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $11.05 to $11.15 · Earnings Earnings Oct 14, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine and Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl in Schedule I · Notice published Rule Oct 13, 2026 2027 Supplement to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans · Published Rule Oct 13, 2026 CMS Hurricane Isaias Emergency Flexibilities for Florida and Alabama · Hhs declaration Rule Oct 13, 2026 medical care ratio and Medicare Advantage membership · Earnings Earnings Oct 13, 2026 Medical care ratio of 88.4% including $610 million of favorable reserve development · Earnings Earnings Oct 13, 2026 Optum Health earnings from operations of $735 million on revenue of $22.9 billion (3.2 percent margin) · Earnings Earnings Oct 13, 2026 Optum Health operating margin 3.2% vs 0.2% a year ago; ASC results not broken out · Earnings Earnings Oct 13, 2026 Optum home health visits up 10% year over year; Optum Health revenue down 10% to $22.9B; operating earnings $735M · Earnings Earnings Oct 13, 2026 Postapproval Manufacturing Changes to Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Questions and Answers · Published Rule Oct 13, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Effective Rule Oct 13, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Effective Rule Oct 13, 2026 RAPID Coverage Pathway (CMS-3487-NC) · Comment close Rule Oct 13, 2026 Standards of Identity Salt Substitutes Final Rule · Published Rule Oct 13, 2026 Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods · Published Rule Oct 11, 2026 CDC Order Continuing Suspension of Entry from Countries with Quarantinable Disease · Issued Rule Oct 10, 2026 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Aortic Regurgitation (AR) · Comment close Rule Oct 9, 2026 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings · Suit filed Rule Oct 9, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot · Suit filed Rule Oct 9, 2026 340B Rebate Pilot · Filed Rule Oct 9, 2026 Classification of Infant Pulse Rate and Oxygen Saturation Monitor for Over-the-Counter Use · Effective Rule Oct 9, 2026 Classification of System for Detection of Nucleic Acid From Non-Viral Microorganisms Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections · Effective Rule Oct 9, 2026 Radiology Devices; Reclassification of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis System · Comment close Rule Oct 9, 2026 Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants · Published Rule Oct 8, 2026 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings · Star ratings published Rule Oct 8, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing, and Personnel Qualifications Proposed Rule · Published Rule Oct 8, 2026 Executive Order 14426: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities · Dod it update deadline Rule Oct 8, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · 8k filed Rule Oct 7, 2026 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings · Cms denial Rule Oct 7, 2026 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings methodology · Cms refusal Rule Oct 7, 2026 CMS Hurricane Isaias Emergency Flexibilities for Florida and Alabama · Al phne effective Rule Oct 6, 2026 CMS Hurricane Isaias Emergency Flexibilities for Florida and Alabama · Fl phne effective Rule Oct 6, 2026 Transparency in Coverage Final Rule · Published Rule Oct 5, 2026 FDA Request for Information: Early-Stage Human Trials of Ibogaine · Published Rule Oct 2, 2026 Federal deadline for Medicare Advantage insurers to send legally required non-renewal notices telling members their specific plan is ending for 2027, after insurers had already disclosed the scale of their exits to Wall Street on earnings calls. · Deadline Deadline Oct 2, 2026 Public comment period on the Health Coverage That Works For Everyone request for information on lowering private health insurance costs · Deadline Deadline Oct 1, 2026 2025 Reconciliation Law Medicaid and CHIP Non-Citizen Eligibility Restrictions · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 ACCESS Model · Next application entry 2 Rule Oct 1, 2026 Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems · Device passthrough effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule · Device passthrough elimination Rule Oct 1, 2026 Federal rules narrowing Medicaid eligibility for non-citizens take effect, ending full coverage for refugees, asylees, trafficking survivors, humanitarian parolees and others · Deadline Deadline Oct 1, 2026 Fiscal Year 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements Final Rule (CMS-1851-F) · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY 2027 IPPS proposed rule, TEAM spinal fusion expansion · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule (CMS-1851-F) · Addendum mandatory effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update (CMS-1851-F) · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY2027 IPPS Rule (TEAM Spinal Fusion Expansion) · Launch Rule Oct 1, 2026 FY2027 IRF PPS interdisciplinary team meeting timing enforcement discretion · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 Hospices must give every Medicare beneficiary a written election statement addendum within 5 days of electing hospice, disclosing conditions, drugs, and services considered unrelated and not covered, plus appeal rights; the same rule extends telehealth-based face-to-face recertification encounters through December 31, 2027. · Deadline Deadline Oct 1, 2026 Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program FY2027 · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Statute takes effect Rule Oct 1, 2026 Medicaid Section 1115 Reentry Demonstrations · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 (CMS-1845-F) · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 Merck 340B Program Integrity Initiative Contract Pharmacy Restriction · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 No Surprises Act QPA calculation enforcement relief (FAQ Part 73) · Arbitration entity meeting Rule Oct 1, 2026 One Big Beautiful Bill Act Section 71109 - Medicaid Noncitizen Eligibility Narrowing · Effective Rule Oct 1, 2026 UnitedHealthcare removal of prior authorization for 1,700 procedure codes · Effective Rule Sep 30, 2026 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule · Status update due Rule Sep 30, 2026 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Virtual office hour Rule Sep 30, 2026 GENEROUS Model (GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid) · Agreement deadline Rule Sep 30, 2026 No Surprises Act QPA calculation enforcement relief (FAQ Part 73) · Relief end Rule Sep 30, 2026 No Surprises Act QPA enforcement discretion (FAQ Part 73) · Effective Rule Sep 30, 2026 States must sign participation agreements or opt out of the GENEROUS Model Medicaid drug pricing program · Deadline Deadline Sep 29, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule · Oira received Rule Sep 29, 2026 Section 232 Pharmaceutical Import Tariffs · All companies effective Rule Sep 28, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · Elevance brief due Rule Sep 25, 2026 Investing in Health Outcomes Medicaid Quality Initiative · Announced Rule Sep 24, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Approvals expected Rule Sep 24, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Hrsa approval due Rule Sep 24, 2026 HHS Section 504 Community Integration Provisions (2024 Final Rule) · Consent decree approved Rule Sep 24, 2026 HRSA issues manufacturer approvals for the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; approved manufacturers will implement rebates for covered entities effective January 1, 2027 · Deadline Deadline Sep 24, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Published Rule Sep 24, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Published Rule Sep 24, 2026 Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards · Published Rule Sep 23, 2026 Merck 340B Program Integrity Initiative Contract Pharmacy Restriction · Notice sent Rule Sep 23, 2026 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Gender-Affirming Care Funding Conditions 2026 · Hearing Rule Sep 22, 2026 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Recalculation · Reply brief due Rule Sep 22, 2026 ACA Marketplace Anti-Fraud Interim Final Rule 2026 · Announced Rule Sep 21, 2026 Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Comment close Rule Sep 21, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule · Published Rule Sep 21, 2026 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Comment close Rule Sep 21, 2026 Nurses for Nursing Homes Program (NNHP) System of Records Notice · Comment close Rule Sep 20, 2026 Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making RFI · Comment close Rule Sep 18, 2026 CPSC must answer 11 congressional questions about the NEISS-R program requiring hospitals to send identifiable emergency room patient records to private contractor Konza Health · Deadline Deadline Sep 18, 2026 Justice Manual Revisions JM 1-19.000 and JM 4-4.111 (Brand Memo Revival) · Announced Rule Sep 18, 2026 Medicaid Work Requirements Interim Final Rule · Suit filed Rule Sep 18, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program manufacturer effectuation guidance · Comment close Rule Sep 18, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation third cycle and 2028 effectuation draft guidance · Comment close Rule Sep 18, 2026 Respond to a congressional letter demanding suspension of the NEISS-R hospital emergency-department data collection program and answer eleven questions about identifiable data handling · Deadline Deadline Sep 17, 2026 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Newsletter announced Rule Sep 16, 2026 Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2025 · Markup Rule Sep 16, 2026 Fiscal 2026 net income 1.5 billion dollars; operating loss narrowed to 120 million dollars from 491 million dollars; recurring operating EBITDA 1.2 billion dollars · Earnings Earnings Sep 16, 2026 Medical loss ratio guidance 81.0 to 82.0 percent (50 basis point improvement); earnings from operations guidance $600 million to $800 million (up $100 million at midpoint); full-year revenue guidance $18.7 to $19.0 billion · Earnings Earnings Sep 16, 2026 Preventive Health Savings Act · Markup Rule Sep 16, 2026 Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product · Effective Rule Sep 15, 2026 ACCESS (Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions) Innovation Center Model Expansion · Announced Rule Sep 15, 2026 Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) · Participant list posted Rule Sep 15, 2026 Johnson and Johnson 340B Covered Entity Claims Data Reporting Policy · Effective Rule Sep 15, 2026 LEAD Model (ACO REACH successor) · Implementation period start Rule Sep 15, 2026 Q2 revenue +26% year over year; adjusted EBITDA +94% year over year; full-year guidance raised $70 million cumulatively; targeting mid-teens adjusted EBITDA margin by 2028 · Earnings Earnings Sep 14, 2026 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations Request for Information · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Remote Monitoring Direct-Employment Requirement · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule obstetric billing G-codes · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P), dual obstetric billing codes · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule (MIPS Sunset and Value Pathways) · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: RPM/RTM outsourced staffing ban · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, G2211 Modifier and RPM/RTM Staffing Provisions · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, MSSP Benchmark Provisions · Comment close Rule Sep 14, 2026 Executive Order 14426: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities · Published Rule Sep 14, 2026 Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations; final guidance and Request for Information on care delivery models · Hearing Rule Sep 13, 2026 National Coverage Determination reconsideration for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) · Final decision Rule Sep 13, 2026 TAVR National Coverage Determination proposed decision memo · Final expected Rule Sep 13, 2026 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) National Coverage Determination (CAG-00430R2) · Final decision Rule Sep 12, 2026 End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act · Effective Rule Sep 12, 2026 Illinois End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (EOLA) · Effective Rule Sep 11, 2026 2027 ACA Individual and Small-Group Rate Decisions · Published Rule Sep 11, 2026 Cardiovascular Machine Learning-Based Notification Software Classification (Class II) · Published Rule Sep 11, 2026 Cardiovascular Machine Learning-Based Notification Software Classification (Class II) · Effective Rule Sep 10, 2026 Final application deadline for state Medicaid agencies to join the GENEROUS Model (GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid), a voluntary five-year program tying Medicaid drug prices to most-favored-nation benchmarks through 2030 · Deadline Deadline Sep 10, 2026 Illinois End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (EOLA) · Ruling date Rule Sep 10, 2026 Medicare National Coverage Determination for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement · Published Rule Sep 10, 2026 Medicare National Coverage Determination for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement · Published Rule Sep 10, 2026 National Coverage Determination for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement · Finalized Rule Sep 10, 2026 Proposed rescheduling of dual orexin receptor antagonists to Schedule V · Comment close Rule Sep 10, 2026 Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I · Comment close Rule Sep 9, 2026 2027 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code Set · Published Rule Sep 9, 2026 FDA mifepristone mail-order and telehealth prescribing authorization (2023) · Oral arguments Rule Sep 9, 2026 MA margins tracking upper half of 2 to 4 percent target range; enrollment at approximately 7.6 million, down from 8.4 million at end of 2025; potential 34-county exit affecting roughly 20,000 additional members; 2027 bid pricing competitiveness · Earnings Earnings Sep 8, 2026 CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule Revision (January 2026) · Ruling Rule Sep 8, 2026 Executive Order 14426: Accelerating Access to Veterans' Benefits and Employment Opportunities · Signed Rule Sep 8, 2026 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Enforcement - Field Assistance Bulletin 2026-03 · Published Rule Sep 8, 2026 Risk-Based Survey approach for nursing homes · Launch Rule Sep 6, 2026 Local Coverage Determination for Trigger Point Injections (L33912, L35010) · Effective Rule Sep 4, 2026 2027 ACA Marketplace Rate Approvals · Published Rule Sep 4, 2026 Compounding of Starter Parenteral Nutrition for Neonates (temporary enforcement priorities guidance) · Published Rule Sep 4, 2026 Compounding of Starter Parenteral Nutrition for Neonates (temporary enforcement priorities guidance) · Effective Rule Sep 1, 2026 APRN Modernization Act · Effective Rule Sep 1, 2026 Baylor Scott & White Health Plan and FirstCare Health Plans' Texas Medicaid, STAR and CHIP managed care contracts end, cutting off claims acceptance after August 31, 2026 · Deadline Deadline Sep 1, 2026 Counseling Compact · Tennessee effective Rule Sep 1, 2026 Counseling Compact · Live in tennessee Rule Sep 1, 2026 Doctors Not AI Act (H.R. 10210) · Introduced Rule Sep 1, 2026 False Claims Act qui tam whistleblower provision (Appointments Clause challenge) · Ruling date Rule Sep 1, 2026 Raised fiscal 2027 non-GAAP diluted EPS guidance of $5.94 to $6.00 · Earnings Earnings Sep 1, 2026 Texas Medicaid Directed Payment Programs (including CHIRP) · Fiscal year start Rule Aug 31, 2026 Baylor Scott and White Health Plan and FirstCare Health Plans exit Texas Medicaid STAR and CHIP managed care; attendant-care providers must obtain new authorizations under a new MCO payer code in the EVV system for all service dates on or after September 1, 2026 · Deadline Deadline Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) proposed rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (CMS-1844-P) · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule, site neutral imaging payment provision · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) proposed rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 Colorado 340B contract pharmacy access law · Ruling Rule Aug 31, 2026 Counseling Compact · Wyoming effective Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1844-P) · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Program Integrity Provisions · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC proposed rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P): 340B drug payment reduction · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Rule (Site-Neutral Imaging Payment Cut) · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, EMTALA accreditor deeming provision · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule: Emergency Care Access and Timeliness (ECAT) eCQM · Comment close Rule Aug 31, 2026 CY2027 OPPS and ASC proposed rule public comment deadline · Deadline Deadline Aug 31, 2026 Medicaid community engagement (work) requirement interim final rule · Notification deadline Rule Aug 31, 2026 Medicaid work requirements interim final rule · Beneficiary notification deadline Rule Aug 31, 2026 Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing agreements · Signed Rule Aug 31, 2026 Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing Agreements · Announced Rule Aug 31, 2026 Notify Medicaid expansion enrollees, through at least two channels, that new 80-hour-a-month work, school, or volunteer requirements taking effect January 1, 2027 could cost them coverage · Deadline Deadline Aug 31, 2026 Software as a Medical Service (SaMS) payment category, CY2027 Hospital OPPS rule · Comment close Rule Aug 30, 2026 Enroll in a Qualified Health Plan and request retroactive coverage back to July 1, 2026 to avoid a coverage gap after losing Essential Plan eligibility · Deadline Deadline Aug 28, 2026 Missouri health care bill package (HB 2372, HB 2974, SB 878, SB 999, SB 1019, SB 1233) · Effective Rule Aug 27, 2026 Title X Family Planning Grant Conditions (HHS 2026) · Lawsuit filed Rule Aug 26, 2026 2027 Connecticut individual and small-group health insurance rate filings · Hearing Rule Aug 26, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Inflation Reduction Act) · Ruling Rule Aug 26, 2026 Temporary Placement of Mitragynine Pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15, and MGM-16 in Schedule I · Effective Rule Aug 25, 2026 DEA special registration for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances · Oira received Rule Aug 25, 2026 Rhode Island 2027 Individual Market Health Insurance Rate Filings · Ag objection filed Rule Aug 24, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Rebate plans due Rule Aug 24, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Manufacturer opt in deadline Rule Aug 24, 2026 Adopt no-new-revenue property tax rate and FY2027 budget for the El Paso County Hospital District · Deadline Deadline Aug 24, 2026 Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making RFI · Published Rule Aug 24, 2026 CY2027 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule · Comment close Rule Aug 24, 2026 CY2027 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System proposed rule · Comment close Rule Aug 24, 2026 Deadline for manufacturers to submit 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program participation plans · Deadline Deadline Aug 24, 2026 National Fraud Enforcement Division · Effective Rule Aug 24, 2026 NEISS-R hospital emergency department data collection program · Walkback statement Rule Aug 24, 2026 SUSTAIN 340B Act · Existing pilot opt in deadline Rule Aug 22, 2026 PDUFA target action date on deramiocel, Capricor Therapeutics' cell therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy · Deadline Deadline Aug 22, 2026 Public comment period closes on proposed 2027 individual and small-group health insurance rate filings · Deadline Deadline Aug 21, 2026 Categories Used in Federal Vaccine Recommendations and the Role of Shared Clinical Decision-Making RFI · Rfi posted Rule Aug 21, 2026 Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations; final guidance and Request for Information on care delivery models · Registration due Rule Aug 20, 2026 Nurses for Nursing Homes Program (NNHP) System of Records Notice · Published Rule Aug 18, 2026 2027 Oregon health insurance rate approvals · Finalized Rule Aug 18, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (Inflation Reduction Act) · Ruling Rule Aug 18, 2026 National Fraud Enforcement Division · Published Rule Aug 17, 2026 ACCESS Model · Next application entry 1 Rule Aug 17, 2026 Emergency organ donor serology testing window (HIV and West Nile virus) · Effective Rule Aug 17, 2026 FEHB/PSHB gender-affirming care coverage exclusion directive · Judge assigned Rule Aug 17, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program integrity rule (CMS-4215-P) · Comment close Rule Aug 17, 2026 Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations · Comment close Rule Aug 17, 2026 Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product · Published Rule Aug 13, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Federal register publication Rule Aug 13, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Published Rule Aug 13, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and CHIP Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Published Rule Aug 13, 2026 Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations; final guidance and Request for Information on care delivery models · Comment close Rule Aug 12, 2026 HB 26-1195, AI Therapy Services · Effective Rule Aug 12, 2026 NEISS-R hospital emergency department data collection program · Aha objection Rule Aug 12, 2026 Temporary Placement of O-Desmethyltramadol (O-DSMT) in Schedule I · Effective Rule Aug 11, 2026 No Surprises Act QPA calculation enforcement relief (FAQ Part 73) · En banc ruling Rule Aug 11, 2026 No Surprises Act qualifying payment amount (QPA) formula · Ruling Rule Aug 11, 2026 No Surprises Act qualifying payment amount calculation rule (2021 interim final rule) · Ruling Rule Aug 11, 2026 Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children · Finalized Rule Aug 11, 2026 Proposed rescheduling of dual orexin receptor antagonists to Schedule V · Published Rule Aug 11, 2026 Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway · Published Rule Aug 11, 2026 Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) Coverage Pathway (CMS-3487-NC) · Published Rule Aug 11, 2026 Substances Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) mandatory notification rule · Published Rule Aug 10, 2026 $5,057 net revenue per surgical case, up 5.8% year over year; same-facility revenue growth of 5% driven by case mix and pricing, not volume growth · Earnings Earnings Aug 10, 2026 AI-specific revenue up 136% year over year; AI annual recurring revenue nearly doubled to $105.5 million · Earnings Earnings Aug 10, 2026 Delivering Gold Standard Childhood Vaccine Recommendations for Americans · Signed Rule Aug 10, 2026 Full-year revenue guidance of $3.35B to $3.45B; whether additional acquisitions close before year-end after management walked back the $200M annual M&A target · Earnings Earnings Aug 10, 2026 Radiology Devices; Reclassification of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis System · Published Rule Aug 10, 2026 Section 1135 Waivers for Washington Wildfire Public Health Emergency · Waivers issued Rule Aug 10, 2026 Turbo AI platform adoption and customer retention as revenue stabilizers · Earnings Earnings Aug 8, 2026 Continuing resolution (H.R. 6500) funding the federal government through December 11, 2026 · Senate passage Rule Aug 7, 2026 RAPID Coverage Pathway (CMS-3487-NC) · Published Rule Aug 7, 2026 Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway · Notice Rule Aug 7, 2026 Section 1135 Waivers for Washington Wildfire Public Health Emergency · Declared Rule Aug 7, 2026 Texas Medicaid Directed Payment Programs (including CHIRP) · Governor letter Rule Aug 6, 2026 $1.4 billion in new investments completed since the start of 2026, with more than $800 million more in the pipeline; raised FY2026 guidance to $2.15 to $2.19 normalized FFO per diluted share · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 AI Search revenue recognition in coming quarters · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 Comment on the re-established CMS-VA computer matching program verifying Medicaid applicants' other coverage · Deadline Deadline Aug 6, 2026 implemented providers, 5,644, and value-based care attributed lives, 1.647 million · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 implied second-half operating loss of roughly 393 million to 593 million dollars · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 Medicare Advantage membership, 157,309, up 48 percent year over year · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 Pharma Direct revenue growth rate versus legacy prescription transaction decline · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 Q3 2026 revenue guidance of 640 to 655 million dollars · Earnings Earnings Aug 6, 2026 Rural Health Care Program rate-justification waiver and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking · Adopted Rule Aug 6, 2026 Rural Health Care Program Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking · Open meeting Rule Aug 5, 2026 Adjusted EPS rose 42.5 percent to $2.58 and revenue climbed 7.3 percent to $106.1 billion; full year adjusted profit guidance raised to $7.90 to $8.10 per share, but shares fell about 9 percent · Earnings Earnings Aug 5, 2026 Full year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised to 7.90 to 8.10 dollars · Earnings Earnings Aug 5, 2026 Full year 2026 revenue guidance raised to 85 to 87 billion dollars, the second raise this year · Earnings Earnings Aug 5, 2026 Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to 5.775 to 5.86 billion dollars · Earnings Earnings Aug 5, 2026 SUSTAIN 340B Act · Introduced Rule Aug 5, 2026 SUSTAIN 340B Act · Introduced Rule Aug 5, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in Schedule I · Earliest possible effective Rule Aug 4, 2026 Full year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $60.5 billion to $62.5 billion · Earnings Earnings Aug 4, 2026 Full year 2026 revenue guidance raised to $856-860 million · Earnings Earnings Aug 4, 2026 FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Rule (CMS-1849-F), including the CJR-X mandatory bundle · Published Rule Aug 4, 2026 Integrated Kidney Care adjusted operating income $40 million vs $19 million Q1 loss; 64,900 value-based patients, $5.8 billion annualized medical spend under management · Earnings Earnings Aug 4, 2026 Oral Wegovy pill sales of 3.22 billion Danish kroner versus about 3.27 billion kroner expected · Earnings Earnings Aug 4, 2026 State Medicaid and CHIP Applied Behavior Analysis Toolkit · Published Rule Aug 4, 2026 STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act (H.R. 5364 / S. 4176) · Letter sent Rule Aug 4, 2026 Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) updates in the FY2027 Hospital IPPS Final Rule · Published Rule Aug 3, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Published Rule Aug 3, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Published Rule Aug 3, 2026 Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations Final Rule · Effective Rule Aug 3, 2026 FEHB/PSHB gender-affirming care coverage exclusion directive · Filed Rule Aug 3, 2026 FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule (CMS-1851-F) · Federal register publication Rule Aug 3, 2026 FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update (CMS-1851-F) · Published Rule Aug 3, 2026 FY2027 IRF PPS interdisciplinary team meeting timing enforcement discretion · Published Rule Aug 3, 2026 Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 (CMS-1845-F) · Published Rule Aug 2, 2026 FY2027 IPPS Rule (TEAM Spinal Fusion Expansion) · Expected final Rule Aug 1, 2026 Automatic reassignment of all Wellpoint DC Medicaid enrollees to AmeriHealth Caritas DC after Elevance Health exits its D.C. Medicaid managed-care contract, with continuity of care through October 31, 2026 and a window until January 31, 2027 to instead choose MedStar Family Choice DC · Deadline Deadline Aug 1, 2026 Medical Assistance Protection Act · Effective Rule Aug 1, 2026 Section 1135 Waivers for Washington Wildfire Public Health Emergency · Retroactive to Rule Jul 31, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule · Lawsuit filed Rule Jul 31, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Issued Rule Jul 31, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (revised) · Notice published Rule Jul 31, 2026 Applicable clinical laboratories report private-payer rate and volume data for January through June 2025 under PAMA's Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule reporting rules · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 CMS Medicaid work-requirement interim final rule ("medically frail" exemption definition) · Ruling requested Rule Jul 31, 2026 Contract deadline between UHealth and UnitedHealthcare; without a new agreement, UHealth's hospitals, clinics and physicians go out of network for UnitedHealthcare's commercial, ACA exchange and Medicaid plans starting August 1, with Medicare Advantage Preferred Care Network members protected through August 31 regardless of outcome · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 Contract deadline: without a new agreement, UHealth's hospitals, clinics and physicians go out of network August 1 for UnitedHealthcare's commercial, ACA exchange and Medicaid plans · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 Deadline for UHealth and UnitedHealthcare to reach a new network contract before UHealth goes out of network · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 Deadline for UHealth and UnitedHealthcare to reach a new network contract before UHealth goes out-of-network for UnitedHealthcare commercial, ACA exchange and Medicaid plan members · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Rule (CMS-1849-F), including the CJR-X mandatory bundle · Finalized Rule Jul 31, 2026 FY2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System Final Rule · Finalized Rule Jul 31, 2026 FY2027 IPPS/LTCH Prospective Payment System final rule (CMS-1849-F), including CJR-X · Finalized Rule Jul 31, 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System FY2027 Rate Update (CMS-1847-F) · Published Rule Jul 31, 2026 Medicaid community engagement (work) requirement interim final rule · Comment close Rule Jul 31, 2026 Medicaid community engagement (work) requirement interim final rule · Effective Rule Jul 31, 2026 Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement interim final rule · Comment close Rule Jul 31, 2026 Medicaid work requirement interim final rule (medically frail exemption) · Effective Rule Jul 31, 2026 Section 232 Pharmaceutical Import Tariffs · Annex iii effective Rule Jul 31, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I · Comment close Rule Jul 31, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I · Comment close Rule Jul 31, 2026 Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) updates in the FY2027 Hospital IPPS Final Rule · Issued Rule Jul 31, 2026 UHealth and UnitedHealthcare contract deadline; without a deal, UHealth hospitals, clinics and physicians go out-of-network for UnitedHealthcare members on August 1 · Deadline Deadline Jul 31, 2026 University of Miami Health System's UnitedHealthcare contract for commercial, Medicaid Community Plan, and Individual Family Plan members expires; UHealth goes out of network for those lines August 1 without a new deal (its Medicare Advantage Preferred Care Network runs on a separate agreement) · Deadline Deadline Jul 30, 2026 503B Bulks List exclusion of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide · Comment close Rule Jul 30, 2026 Adjusted medical benefit ratio improved to 86.3%, the lowest since the company went public, while full-year 2026 membership guidance was raised to 298,000-301,000 · Earnings Earnings Jul 30, 2026 Committee vote on CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz, HHS ASPR nominee Sean Kaufman, and 10 bills including the Health Information Privacy Reform Act · Deadline Deadline Jul 30, 2026 Full-year 2026 same-store cash NOI growth guidance raised to a range of 4.25% to 5%, alongside a redevelopment pipeline expanding to roughly 30 assets by year end · Earnings Earnings Jul 30, 2026 FY2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate final rule (CMS-1851-F) · Finalized Rule Jul 30, 2026 Growth Portfolio revenue (Opdivo Qvantig, Reblozyl, Camzyos, Breyanzi, Opdualag), up 15% to 7.6 billion dollars and now nearly 60% of total revenue · Earnings Earnings Jul 30, 2026 Medical care ratio rose to 84.5 percent · Earnings Earnings Jul 30, 2026 Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 (CMS-1845-F) · Finalized Rule Jul 30, 2026 Proposed exclusion of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide from the section 503B Bulks List · Comment close Rule Jul 30, 2026 Vote on CDC director nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz · Deadline Deadline Jul 30, 2026 Whether the Q3 step-up in Sanofi collaboration profit, now that the Development Balance is fully repaid, shows up in guidance. · Earnings Earnings Jul 29, 2026 $5.442B net sales (+7.5%); FY adjusted EPS guidance $3.28-$3.32 vs $3.36 consensus · Earnings Earnings Jul 29, 2026 Benefit ratio rose to 91.2% from 89.9%; GAAP EPS guidance floor cut to at least $6.52 from at least $8.36 · Earnings Earnings Jul 29, 2026 Fiscal Year 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1843-F) · Finalized Rule Jul 29, 2026 Full year 2026 senior housing investment target raised to more than 4.5 billion dollars, up from 3 billion dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 29, 2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System FY2027 Rate Update (CMS-1847-F) · Finalized Rule Jul 29, 2026 Medicaid work requirements interim final rule · Injunction denied Rule Jul 28, 2026 29 US plasma donor center closures amid a July 1, 2026 reorganization separating US and global plasma operations · Earnings Earnings Jul 28, 2026 Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria guidances (laboratory values, washout periods and concomitant medications, and performance status) · Published Rule Jul 28, 2026 Interim final rule narrowing Medicaid work-requirements 'medically frail' exemption · Hearing Rule Jul 28, 2026 Marketplace enrollment under the Ambetter brand, which fell to 3.5 million from 5.8 million a year ago · Earnings Earnings Jul 28, 2026 Medicaid work requirements medically frail exemption interim final rule · Hearing Rule Jul 28, 2026 Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration · Announced Rule Jul 27, 2026 Full year adjusted diluted EPS guidance of 22.28 to 23.65 dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 27, 2026 Renewal of NCQA deeming authority for Medicare Advantage HMOs and PPOs · Published Rule Jul 24, 2026 Rescission of Title VI disparate-impact provisions, 45 CFR Part 80 · Published Rule Jul 24, 2026 Rescission of Title VI disparate-impact provisions, 45 CFR Part 80 · Effective Rule Jul 23, 2026 ~400 million dollar ACA coverage-loss hit nearly offset by ~400 million dollar Florida Medicaid Supplemental Payment Program benefit · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 400 million dollar stock buyback authorization and the roughly 1 billion dollar Modine Performance Technologies combination closing · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 Adjusted EPS 6.12 dollars vs 4.26 dollar consensus; FY2026 EPS guidance raised to 20.30-21.69 dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 Adjusted EPS growth of 19.1% to 3.12 dollars; FY2026 revenue guidance raised to 11.95-12.05 billion dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 Committee votes on CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz, HHS preparedness and response nominee Sean Kaufman, and labor secretary nominee Keith Sonderling · Deadline Deadline Jul 23, 2026 Full-year 2026 guidance of a diluted loss per share of 1.10 to 1.25 dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 Full-year 2026 revenue guidance held near 42 billion dollars, about 2.28 billion dollars below analyst expectations of roughly 44.28 billion dollars · Earnings Earnings Jul 23, 2026 INSULIN Act of 2026 · Nomination vote Rule Jul 23, 2026 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Published Rule Jul 23, 2026 Medicaid Program; Amending the Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes · Published Rule Jul 22, 2026 INSULIN Act of 2026 · Committee vote Rule Jul 21, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (revised) · Court ruling Rule Jul 21, 2026 CMS-2449-P: Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments · Comment close Rule Jul 21, 2026 Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments (CMS-2449-P) · Comment close Rule Jul 21, 2026 Medicaid State Directed Payments quality metric requirement and proposed Medicare rate cap (OBBBA) · Comment close Rule Jul 21, 2026 Medicaid Targeted Supplemental Payment Cap for Ground Emergency Medical Transport · Comment close Rule Jul 21, 2026 Section 340B rebate model HHS approval requirement · Decided Rule Jul 20, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters · Effective Rule Jul 20, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule · Would be effective Rule Jul 20, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule · Scheduled effective Rule Jul 20, 2026 DOJ 2011 Olmstead integration mandate enforcement guidance · Published Rule Jul 20, 2026 Full committee markup of 29 health bills covering hospital and insurer price transparency, Medicare Advantage prior authorization oversight, and biosimilar access · Deadline Deadline Jul 20, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program manufacturer effectuation guidance · Published Rule Jul 20, 2026 Rural Health Transformation Program · Funding applications close Funding Jul 19, 2026 US da Vinci procedure growth rate against full-year guidance of 13.5 to 15.5 percent · Earnings Earnings Jul 16, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters · Stay ruling Rule Jul 16, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule · Ruling date Rule Jul 16, 2026 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule · Stayed Rule Jul 16, 2026 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations Request for Information · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 CMS-ICE Medicaid data sharing agreement · Motion filed Rule Jul 16, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, Remote Monitoring Direct-Employment Requirement · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: RPM/RTM outsourced staffing ban · Published Rule Jul 16, 2026 J&J raised full-year 2026 guidance to about $101.1 billion in sales, on pace to top $100 billion for the first time; Abbott also beat estimates, raising full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.45-$5.60 · Earnings Earnings Jul 16, 2026 Medical care ratio fell to 86.7% of premiums from 89.4% a year earlier; full-year adjusted EPS guidance raised to $19.50-$20.00 · Earnings Earnings Jul 16, 2026 Risk-Based Survey approach for nursing homes · Announced Rule Jul 16, 2026 Risk-Based Survey Process for Nursing Homes (QSO-26-14-NH) · Announced Rule Jul 16, 2026 Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model · Senate vote Rule Jul 15, 2026 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program · Aha comment filed Rule Jul 15, 2026 DEA marijuana rescheduling (Schedule I to Schedule III) · Hearing expected end Rule Jul 15, 2026 Full-year 2026 ACA exchange hit now estimated at $1.0 billion to $1.2 billion, up from a prior $600 million to $900 million estimate · Earnings Earnings Jul 15, 2026 Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025 (H.R. 3514) · Markup Rule Jul 15, 2026 Marijuana rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule III · Hearing expected close Rule Jul 15, 2026 Marijuana rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule III · Hearing closed Rule Jul 15, 2026 Markup of the PRESS Act (H.R. 7184), Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act (H.R. 5880), and Stop Pills That Kill Act (H.R. 8005) · Deadline Deadline Jul 15, 2026 Medicaid work requirement interim final rule (medically frail exemption) · Response filed Rule Jul 15, 2026 Medical loss ratio rose 80 basis points to 89.7%; medical membership fell to about 44.9 million, down 469,000 from the prior quarter · Earnings Earnings Jul 15, 2026 Medicare Advantage Medical Loss Ratio Transparency Act · Committee vote Rule Jul 15, 2026 National Coverage Determination reconsideration for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) · Comment close Rule Jul 15, 2026 Title X family planning grant screening rules · Summary judgment motion filed Rule Jul 15, 2026 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) National Coverage Determination (CAG-00430R2) · Comment close Rule Jul 14, 2026 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Advisory Opinion 26-16, Food as Medicine Program · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule · Proposed Rule Jul 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (CMS-1848-P) · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Change in Eligibility Period for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Change in Eligibility Period for Refugee Cash Assistance and Refugee Medical Assistance · Effective Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1848-P) · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P) · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule obstetric billing G-codes · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule (CMS-1848-P), dual obstetric billing codes · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 MPFS same-day E/M reduction and remote monitoring consolidation · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, MSSP Benchmark Provisions · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 DEA marijuana rescheduling (Schedule I to Schedule III) · Record closed Rule Jul 14, 2026 Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children; Rescission · Published Rule Jul 14, 2026 Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children; Rescission · Effective Rule Jul 14, 2026 Patients First Act (incorporating ROOT Act imaging AUC provisions) · Introduced Rule Jul 14, 2026 Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations; final guidance and Request for Information on care delivery models · Published Rule Jul 13, 2026 DOJ 2011 Olmstead integration mandate enforcement guidance · Signed Rule Jul 13, 2026 Missouri health care bill package (HB 2372, HB 2974, SB 878, SB 999, SB 1019, SB 1233) · Signed Rule Jul 12, 2026 Senate Bill 3025 (Act 220), Medical Debt Acquisition and Forgiveness Program · Signed Rule Jul 10, 2026 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Methodology · Prior complaint filed Rule Jul 9, 2026 Medicaid State Directed Payments quality metric requirement and proposed Medicare rate cap (OBBBA) · Effective Rule Jul 8, 2026 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability final rule, Section 504 accessible medical equipment requirement · Effective Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems · Published Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule · Published Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, EMTALA accreditor deeming provision · Published Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule: Emergency Care Access and Timeliness (ECAT) eCQM · Published Rule Jul 7, 2026 CY2027 OPPS/ASC Payment System Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (CMS-1844-P) · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1844-P) · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in Schedule I · Notice published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I · Published Rule Jul 6, 2026 Temporary Placement of 7-Hydroxymitragynine Above a Specified Threshold in Schedule I · Published Rule Jul 5, 2026 ACCESS Model · Launched Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule, site neutral imaging payment provision · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) proposed rule · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule · Proposed Rule Jul 2, 2026 Calendar Year 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 CY2027 Hospital OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule (CMS-1850-P): 340B drug payment reduction · Published Rule Jul 2, 2026 CY2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule · Proposed Rule Jul 2, 2026 Software as a Medical Service (SaMS) payment category, CY2027 Hospital OPPS rule · Published Rule Jul 1, 2026 FY2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System Final Rule · Colorado rate cut effective Rule Jul 1, 2026 GLP-1 Bridge Demonstration · Effective Rule Jul 1, 2026 IDD Comprehensive Managed Care program opens statewide enrollment to iBudget and SMMC long-term care waiver enrollees; 16,996 remain on the iBudget waitlist · Deadline Deadline Jul 1, 2026 Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) Model, Performance Year 2 transplant incentive increase · Performance year 2 start Rule Jul 1, 2026 Indiana House Enrolled Act 1271 - Payment of Health Claims · Effective Rule Jul 1, 2026 Medicaid 80-hour-a-month community-engagement (work) requirement · Launch Rule Jul 1, 2026 Medicare Advantage 2026 star ratings methodology · Elevance filed Rule Jul 1, 2026 Missouri Senate Bill 751 (340B contract-pharmacy law) · Eighth circuit ruling Rule Jul 1, 2026 New York Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice Authority Extension · Original sunset Rule Jul 1, 2026 Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act independent-practice provision (sunset) · Sunset Rule Jul 1, 2026 State pharmacy benefit manager laws (Virginia S.B. 669, California licensing, Ohio H.B. 229) · Virginia sb669 effective Rule Jul 1, 2026 State pharmacy benefit manager laws (Virginia S.B. 669, California licensing, Ohio H.B. 229) · California application close Rule Jul 1, 2026 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act (H.R. 9504) · Committee passage Rule Jul 1, 2026 Wisconsin Medicaid postpartum coverage extension (60 days to 12 months) · Effective Rule Jun 29, 2026 DEA marijuana rescheduling (Schedule I to Schedule III) · Hearing start Rule Jun 29, 2026 Interim final rule narrowing Medicaid work-requirements 'medically frail' exemption · Lawsuit filed Rule Jun 29, 2026 Marijuana rescheduling from Schedule I to Schedule III · Hearing start Rule Jun 29, 2026 Medicaid work requirements interim final rule · Lawsuit filed Rule Jun 29, 2026 Medicaid work requirements medically frail exemption interim final rule · Filed Rule Jun 26, 2026 CY2027 End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule · Published Rule Jun 26, 2026 CY2027 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System proposed rule · Published Rule Jun 26, 2026 Medicare Advantage 2026 star ratings methodology · Bcbs louisiana ruling Rule Jun 18, 2026 Title X family planning grant screening rules · Case filed Rule Jun 16, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program integrity rule (CMS-4215-P) · Published Rule Jun 16, 2026 Medicare Program; Strengthening Oversight of Accrediting Organizations · Published Rule Jun 11, 2026 Federal IDR administrative fee reduction · Effective Rule Jun 11, 2026 No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution process overhaul · Fee effective Rule Jun 9, 2026 FY 2027 IPPS proposed rule, TEAM spinal fusion expansion · Comment close Rule Jun 9, 2026 FY2027 IPPS Rule (TEAM Spinal Fusion Expansion) · Comment close Rule Jun 5, 2026 New York Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice Authority Extension · Legislature adjourned Rule Jun 4, 2026 Federal Independent Dispute Resolution Operations Final Rule · Published Rule Jun 3, 2026 Interim final rule narrowing Medicaid work-requirements 'medically frail' exemption · Rule published Rule Jun 3, 2026 Medicaid Community Engagement Requirement interim final rule · Published Rule Jun 3, 2026 Medicaid work requirements interim final rule · Interim final rule published Rule Jun 3, 2026 Medicaid work requirements medically frail exemption interim final rule · Published Rule Jun 1, 2026 Medicaid community engagement (work requirements) interim final rule · Published Rule May 29, 2026 Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance rewrite) · Published Rule May 28, 2026 New York Nurse Practitioner Independent Practice Authority Extension · Signed Rule May 28, 2026 No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution process overhaul · Finalized Rule May 27, 2026 Medicare Advantage 2026 star ratings methodology · Clover ruling Rule May 22, 2026 Medicaid managed care state directed payments cap (CMS-2449-P) · Published Rule May 22, 2026 Medicaid State Directed Payments quality metric requirement and proposed Medicare rate cap (OBBBA) · Published Rule May 22, 2026 Medicaid Targeted Supplemental Payment Cap for Ground Emergency Medical Transport · Published Rule May 20, 2026 Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments (CMS-2449-P) · Proposed Rule May 20, 2026 Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act · House subcommittee testimony Rule May 17, 2026 LEAD Model (Long-Term Enhanced ACO Design) · Applications closed Rule May 15, 2026 Nationwide Hospice and Home Health Agency Enrollment Moratorium · Published Rule May 14, 2026 FDA mifepristone mail-order and telehealth prescribing authorization (2023) · Supreme court stay Rule May 13, 2026 Nationwide Hospice and Home Health Agency Enrollment Moratorium · Launch Rule May 13, 2026 Nationwide Medicare enrollment moratoria for new hospices and home health agencies · Launch Rule May 13, 2026 Nationwide Medicare enrollment moratoria for new hospices and home health agencies · Effective Rule May 1, 2026 503B Bulks List exclusion of semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide · Published Rule Apr 15, 2026 CAA 2026 PBM Part D rebate delinking and DOL fee disclosure rule · Dol comment close Rule Apr 15, 2026 PBM Compensation Reform (CAA 2026 Part D Delinking, DOL Fee Disclosure Rule, FTC Express Scripts Settlement) · Dol comment close Rule Apr 10, 2026 FY 2027 IPPS proposed rule, TEAM spinal fusion expansion · Published Rule Apr 6, 2026 Contract Year 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Rate Announcement · Released Rule Apr 2, 2026 Section 232 Pharmaceutical Import Tariffs · Proclamation signed Rule Apr 1, 2026 FY2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) Prospective Payment System Final Rule · Colorado rate alignment Rule Mar 30, 2026 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) final rule · Court filing Rule Feb 4, 2026 CAA 2026 PBM Part D rebate delinking and DOL fee disclosure rule · Ftc settlement Rule Feb 4, 2026 PBM Compensation Reform (CAA 2026 Part D Delinking, DOL Fee Disclosure Rule, FTC Express Scripts Settlement) · Ftc settlement effective Rule Feb 3, 2026 CAA 2026 PBM Part D rebate delinking and DOL fee disclosure rule · Signed Rule Feb 3, 2026 PBM Compensation Reform (CAA 2026 Part D Delinking, DOL Fee Disclosure Rule, FTC Express Scripts Settlement) · Caa signed Rule Feb 1, 2026 Most Favored Nation (MFN) drug pricing agreements · Trumprx launch Rule Feb 1, 2026 No Surprises Act QPA calculation enforcement relief (FAQ Part 73) · Relief start Rule Jan 30, 2026 CAA 2026 PBM Part D rebate delinking and DOL fee disclosure rule · Dol rule published Rule Jan 27, 2026 2023 RADV Audit Rule (Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data validation) · Audit expansion memo Rule Jan 27, 2026 Medicare Drug Price Negotiation third cycle and 2028 effectuation draft guidance · Selection announced Rule Jan 5, 2026 CDC Childhood Vaccine Schedule Revision (January 2026) · Published Rule Jan 5, 2026 Counseling Compact · Live in ohio Rule Jan 1, 2026 FEHB/PSHB gender-affirming care coverage exclusion directive · Directive effective Rule Jan 1, 2026 Fourth Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Substances · Effective Rule Jan 1, 2026 FY 2027 IPPS proposed rule, TEAM spinal fusion expansion · Launch Rule Jan 1, 2026 State Private Equity Health Care Transaction Review Laws (California AB-1415, Rhode Island, Maine) · Ca effective Rule Jan 1, 2026 Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model · Launch Rule Nov 21, 2025 2023 RADV Audit Rule (Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data validation) · Hhs appealed Rule Oct 1, 2025 Hospice FY2027 Annual Payment Update HOPE Compliance Requirement · Hope tool effective Rule Sep 25, 2025 2023 RADV Audit Rule (Medicare Advantage risk adjustment data validation) · Extrapolation vacated Rule Sep 25, 2025 Medicare Advantage RADV audit extrapolation rule · District court ruling Rule May 28, 2025 Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model Payment Updates, PY2026 · Extension announced Rule May 15, 2025 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Enforcement - Field Assistance Bulletin 2026-03 · Nonenforcement since Rule May 9, 2024 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability final rule, Section 504 accessible medical equipment requirement · Published Rule Jan 1, 2024 Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act · Auc claims reporting rescinded Rule Nov 15, 2023 Classification of System for Detection of Nucleic Acid From Non-Viral Microorganisms Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections · Original classification Rule Nov 8, 2023 Classification of Infant Pulse Rate and Oxygen Saturation Monitor for Over-the-Counter Use · Original classification Rule