McDermott+Consulting

Katie Waldo and Kayla Holgash join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss significant provisions in the recently released Medicaid Access final rule focused on home- and community-based services (HCBS).

Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss the House's weekend passage of a foreign aid package and this week's expected flurry of proposed rules.

Jeffrey Davis and Erica Stocker join Julia Grabo to discuss the recently released fiscal year (FY) 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, including the new mandatory accountable care model, drug shortage prevention policies, hospital payment adjustments and updated geographic assignments.

Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss congressional healthcare activity this week, with a focus on the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity and solutions to prevent issues like the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.

Kristen O’Brien joins Julia Grabo to discuss the bicameral, bipartisan agreement reached by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell and House Energy & Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers on a national privacy standard.

Debbie Curtis joins Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss the congressional outlook on healthcare, now that Congress is back from recess, having completed government funding and 2023 appropriations work.

Eric Zimmerman joins Priya Rathakrishnan to reflect on the past 10 years of McDermottPlus and envision the next 10 years ahead.

Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss what was and wasn’t included in the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills, what is on Congress’ agenda for the rest of the year and what congressional member and staff turnover means for policymakers.

Devin Stone, Leigh Feldman and Yamini Kalidindi join Priya Rathakrishnan to discuss their recent analysis of site-of-service patterns and how they vary by geography.

Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join Julia Grabo to discuss Friday's appropriations deadline and what it means for healthcare priorities.