Congress Out; Stakeholders Sift Through 5 Pay Regs, MAHA Heads To Indy

Congress is out this week after successfully moving the budget resolution through both chambers and setting up a Medicaid fight, and stakeholders this week will be digesting the five proposed payment rules CMS unveiled Friday, which included calls for public input on Medicare deregulation and quality reporting measures on nutrition and well-being in the name of the Make America Healthy Again initiative -- all while removing several Biden-era social determinants of health policies.