CA Budget & Hospital DPP Approved; HIX Enrollment Update - Tue. 6/30 HeartBeats

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CA Budget & Hospital DPP Approved; HIX Enrollment Update - Tue. 6/30 HeartBeats

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D.C. Updates / Headlines

Attorneys general and • States Challenge New Medicaid Work Requirement Rule:

governors from 25 states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump

administration, alleging that new CMS guidance on Medicaid work requirements exceeds

the law and could cause eligible individuals to lose coverage. The lawsuit challenges the

agency’s narrower definition of medical frailty, arguing it creates additional administrative

barriers and uncertainty for states implementing the rules. (AP News, Ali Swenson,

6/30/26)

Yesterday Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), who • Cassidy Unveils 340B Discussion Draft:

chairs the Senate HELP Committee, announced a legislative discussion draft titled the

340B for Patients Act. Among a host of policy details, the discussion draft includes

provisions that would: Operationalize the existing requirement to avoid duplication of

340B discounts; clarifies key 340B definitions and ensures program stability for all who

participate; creates transparency and reporting requirements on how 340B revenue is

being used; creates a new sliding fee scale for low-income patients being served by

hospital covered entities and ensures no covered entity receiving 340B can price out its

patients from key medicines; and limits purported PBM and contract pharmacy practices

impacting 340B revenue, among others. (Senate HELP Committee, 6/29/26) Link to Press

Release; Link to One-Pager; Link to Summary; Link to Full Discussion Draft

A few Trump health nominees are • Health Nominees Await Senate Health Panel:

awaiting Senate confirmation hearings.