Washington Watch: Mid-Term Healthcare Priorities, AI Workforce Strategies, Site-Neutral Commercial Payments

Join hosts Chad Mulvany and Shawn Stack as they share the latest healthcare policy and legislative updates for the week of October 14, 2026. First, they break down a memorandum outlining U.S. House Democrats’ healthcare priorities if they regain the majority in the mid-term elections and highlight the policies healthcare leaders should keep an eye on.

They also check in on the proposed Lower Premiums, Faster Payments Act, which would replace the federal Independent Dispute Resolution process for out-of-network payments with a reimbursement framework based on Quality Payment Amount benchmarks.

Then, they explore the potential for AI to mitigate workforce shortages, the expansion of site-neutral payment policies among commercial payors, and how these developments affect growth strategies for healthcare organizations.

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