Lawmakers tussle over a federal budget bill that includes a Medicare rate increase for clinicians starting in 2026.

Physicians would see higher Medicare rates in 2026 and beyond, but reimbursements under alternative payment models would decrease.

Insurance companies are cautiously optimistic about the Trump administration’s policies for their industry: insurers saw their stocks soar in early April when the federal government announced a record 5.

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has begun meeting privately with Senate Republicans who are threatening to derail President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” over what they fear could be substantial cuts to Medicaid.