Noah Tong

1 day ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Noah Tong

Congressional Republicans recently passed a budget resolution that calls for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to reduce $880 billion in spending over 10 years, setting the stage for a messy battle over healthcare funds later this summer. The Congressional Budget Office confirmed Medicaid spending must be reduced significantly if the proposed levels outlined in the budget resolution are met.

3 days ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Noah Tong

Following oral arguments Monday, legal onlookers are giving the edge to the federal government in a lawsuit against employer Braidwood Management as the company tries to overturn a provision requiring private insurers to cover certain cost-free preventive services through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace or in employer-based coverage. Oral arguments give insight into how Supreme Court justices are viewing a case, sometimes previewing the lawsuit’s eventual outcome.

6 days ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Noah Tong

President Donald Trump and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are moving forward with “Schedule F,” a policy to make it easier to remove workers from federal agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Fierce Healthcare has confirmed. Implementing Schedule F will deprive 50,000 federal employees of civil service protections by classifying them as “at-will” workers.

6 days ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Noah Tong

A Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative called “Defend the Spend” has frozen healthcare grants to the tune of billions of dollars, The Washington Post is reporting. These grants are forcing government officials to individually approve each grant award to thousands of organizations relying on the funds. The effort is part of a broader push from the Trump administration to rein in spending and unilaterally cancel grants and contracts.

1 week ago | fiercehealthcare.com | Noah Tong

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a lawsuit consequential for the fate of preventive services April 21. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of the plaintiff, Texas-based employer Braidwood Management, private insurers will no longer be required to cover certain cost-free preventive services through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans or in employer-based coverage.