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CMS’s warning letter against ELV of potential sanctions on new Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment underscores another enforcement lever the agency can deploy to curb improper risk adjustment behaviors and overpayments. As the agency remains committed…

With the Congress back in Washington this week, Iran will dominate the agenda, but it won’t completely crowd out housing policy, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, and Farm Bill politics.  The House and Senate are both expected to move an Iran-related war powers resolution this week; however, it is unlikely to constrain the…

We see little practical reimbursement impact for INSP from CMS’s announcement this morning that it will be creating a set of new facility level C-codes for newer generation hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) device services (e.g.,…

Trade policy is likely to remain fluid in the months ahead as the Trump administration invokes Sections 122, 232, 301, and potentially 338 authorities. While the threat of Section 122-based tariffs provides near-term leverage to push for bilateral trade agreements, the statutory 150-day limit of…

In advance of the CMS draft coverage decision for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) due June 15 (final Sept. 15), we expect policy changes that – while positive – may be more incremental in their…

President Trump’s State of the Union address surprised us in how much time he devoted to recognizing guests and heroes in the visitors’ gallery — likely a record for such acknowledgments. The speech was structured…

While Medicaid funding from state directed payment programs (DPPs) cannot be relied upon as much a key revenue driver – and has received less attention on recent earnings calls – these incremental dollars are still…

Tariffs and the State of the Union (SOTU) will likely set the tone in Washington this week, even as a partial shutdown continues, and housing legislation inches forward in the Senate. Our focus is on where trade policy goes from here,…

Below, we outline four developments that are shaping the agriculture complex in 2026 across equipment manufacturers, grain trading/processing firms, and biofuels-linked companies. Two items look incrementally positive (farm aid and U.S.–China ag purchases) for the farm complex while the other two seem neutral (a farm bill extension and…

With INSP confirming our suspicion last night that MACs will ultimately require Inspire V procedures to be billed under CPT 64582 with a -52 (reduced work) modifier, we would expect this to translate into a…