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The article mentions U.S. President Donald Trump administration's release of a final rule on increasing drug cost transparency on Medicare Part D, but without the proposed passing of price concessions negotiated by the pharmacy to patients as of May 20, 2019.

The article reports on the recommendation of the Medicaid and CHIP Payment Advisory Commission (MACPAC) that the U.S. Congress change the definition of a Medicaid shortfall following hospitals' challenge of the calculation in court. Topics discussed include MACPAC's proposal for the exclusion of the costs and payments for Medicaid patients and the impact of terms in the shortfall on the amount of disproportionate-share hospital (DSH) payments.

The article discusses the actions taken by Indian tribe leaders in relation to work requirements for tribal members provided with Medicaid benefits under the rule of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The article reports on the impacts of the fiscal 2020 budget proposal of the administration of United States President Donald Trump on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Medicaid. Topics discussed include imposition of copayments for non-emergency use of emergency departments, Medicaid's disproportionate-share hospital adjustment payments, and reductions in the Affordable Care Act spending for Medicaid expansion.

The article reports on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' use of disclosure and transparency to try to force change. Topics discussed include proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to spur interoperability and counter information-blocking and a provision to post a list online of healthcare clinicians and hospitals that block the transfer of patient information.

The article reports that the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) wants U.S. Congress to slow down reductions in payments to disproportionate-share hospitals (DSH). MACPAC suggested cutting funding by 2 billion U.S. dollars in October 2019. Easing the DSH cuts gives time for hospitals and states to mitigate the impact of the funding decrease. MACPAC suggested the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to form a methodology to spread out the cuts.