Biweekly updates on the latest healthcare policy and legislative news from Washington, D.C., with insights from health policy leaders Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack.
Washington Watch: Primary Care Payment Changes, WISeR Model Updates, Hospital Merger Scrutiny
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of September 30, 2026. First, they discuss a recent statement from the Federal Trade Commission that signals tougher scrutiny of hospital mergers and what it could mean for organizations pursuing…
Washington Watch: Medicaid Cut Pressures, Employer Health Benefit Strategies, Site-of-Care Shifts
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of September 16, 2026. First, they look at how looming Medicaid cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are putting pressure on states, healthcare providers, and patients. Key discussion points…
Washington Watch: Hospital Prepayment & Patient Collections, Rising Employer Health Costs
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of September 2, 2026. First, they explore the increase in hospital prepayments for nonemergency services, the impact on patient experience, and revenue cycle strategies to help hospitals manage…
Washington Watch: CJR-X Finalized, Price Transparency & Affordability, 340B Rebate Pilot Advances
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of August 19, 2026. First, they discuss the most critical updates from CMS’ 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule, including the mandatory Comprehensive Care for Joint…
Washington Watch: Medicaid Provider Tax Thresholds, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of August 5, 2026. First, they discuss CMS’ new Medicaid provider tax proposed rule, which implements requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that place new limits on states’ ability to fund…
Washington Watch: Off-Campus HOPD Requirements, 2027 PFS Rule
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of July 22, 2026. First, they’re joined by Jill Griffith-Goodwin, managing director on the Healthcare Consulting team at Forvis Mazars, to delve into the off-campus hospital outpatient department…
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of July 8, 2026. First, they discuss CMS’ newly released Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule for 2027 and share the provisions that stand out as most consequential to…
Washington Watch: 340B Rebate Model Returns, Price Transparency Enforcement
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of June 24, 2026. First, they discuss the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) efforts to implement a new 340B rebate model after a previous attempt faced legal setbacks. They also…
Washington Watch: Price Transparency, Site-Neutral Payment, & Medicaid Reforms
Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of June 10, 2026. First, they explore the current state of policy reforms related to price transparency, Medicaid financing, and site-neutral payments, and discuss where things may go next. Then…
Washington Watch: Proposed OB3 SDP Changes & 2027 Exchange Plan Final Rule
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of May 27, 2026. First, he examines CMS’s proposed changes to OB3 state-directed payments, then dives into the 2027 Exchange Plan Final Rule, breaking down its increased complexity and financial risk to consumers and…
Washington Watch: Reconciliation Update, Exchange Enrollment Drops
Host Chad Mulvany breaks down the most critical healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of May 13, 2026. In this episode we examine recent reconciliation legislation in Congress and unpack what a future package could mean for healthcare organizations. Chad also dives into fresh data showing declining…
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of April 29, 2026. First, he explores key provisions of CMS’ 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule and how they may affect healthcare organizations in the years ahead. Michael Wolford…
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of April 15, 2026. First, he shares updates from the latest round of CMS rulemaking, including proposed rules for skilled nursing facility (SNF), inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and inpatient psychiatric…
Washington Watch: Ambulatory Specialty Model, Hospital Margin Pressure
Join host Chad Mulvany for the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of April 1, 2026. This week Chad sits down with Brandon Hill, managing director in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, to unpack CMS’ new Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM)—a mandatory value-based payment model…
Washington Watch: Cyber Risks, 340B Court Ruling, RHTP Challenges
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of March 18, 2026. First, he welcomes Ben Owings, director in the IT Risk & Compliance consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, to discuss how healthcare organizations can mitigate potential cyber risks related to the…
Washington Watch: Trump's Great Healthcare Plan, 340B Rebate RFI
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of March 4, 2026. First, he explores notable components of President Donald Trump’s “Great Healthcare Plan” after its emphasis in the State of the Union address. He also covers the latest developments regarding the…
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of February 18, 2026. First, Chad is joined by his Forvis Mazars colleague Jill Griffith-Goodwin to discuss how organizations can prepare for new requirements for provider-based, off-campus hospital outpatient…
Washington Watch: RHTP Funds, Consolidated Appropriations Act
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of February 4, 2026. First, Chad is joined by his Forvis Mazars colleagues Faraaz Yousuf and Darshana Shyamsunder to discuss the current state of funds available through the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP)…
Washington Watch: Bipartisan Healthcare Legislation Prospects
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of January 21, 2026. Chad starts with updates on Congress’ negotiations over reinstating the enhanced exchange subsidies and a potential healthcare funding bill. Then, he covers new developments in the 340B rebate…
Washington Watch: 340B Rebate Model Delayed, DSH Ruling Overturned
Join host Chad Mulvany as he shares the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of January 7, 2026. First, Brian Bell, principal in the Healthcare Consulting practice at Forvis Mazars, joins to discuss the implications of a federal injunction on the Health Resources & Services Administration’s…
