Health Policy Signal Morning Brief: Tuesday, July 7, 2026 (digest)
1 new regulatory documents, 0 upcoming hearings, 0 comment deadlines inside 21 days.
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Top Line
- 1 new regulatory documents, 0 upcoming hearings, 0 comment deadlines inside 21 days.
Regulatory Action
- Proposed Rule (Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services): Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots Comments close 2026-08-31.
On the Hill
- S 4924: Preserving Patient Access Act Latest action: 2026-06-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- HR 5316: Drug Shortage Compounding Patient Access Act of 2025 Latest action: 2025-09-11: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Comment Deadlines
Nothing significant today.
What to Watch
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