The Record
Every published intelligence record, newest first, with its date, its voice and its source.
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Government · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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CMS said on September 22, 2026 that it canceled about 315,000 federal Marketplace enrollments covering more than 760,000 people as unauthorized. The cancellations took effect August 31, and CMS expects about $2.2 billion in subsidies returned.
Government · California Department of Health Care Services
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DHCS told counties on September 11, 2026 that it began mailing work and six-month renewal notices to New Adult Group members in late August. Counties must add the letter to application packets from October 1 through December 31, 2026.
Government · California Department of Health Care Services
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DHCS released version 2.0 of its UIS transition policy guide on September 1, 2026. About 2.7 million members are expected in fee-for-service on January 1, 2027, when ECM and Community Supports end for UIS members.
Legislature · U.S. Congress
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The stopgap signed September 2, 2026, bars OMB from issuing or finalizing its May 29 rewrite of the federal grant rules through December 11. Section 157 also says any such rule issued earlier has no force until that date.
Research · KFF
KFF's enrollment tracker, updated September 25, 2026, shows Medicaid enrollment fell by 5.1 million, or 6%, from June 2025 to June 2026.
Government · Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
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On July 21, 2026, Los Angeles County supervisors authorized the Department of Health Services to contract with community clinics for the Measure ER uninsured program.
Court · U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.
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On September 17, 2026, Make the Road New York and three other groups sued DHS in Manhattan federal court to vacate the new public charge rule. Their complaint cites a DHS estimate of about $13 billion a year in lost benefits for some 2.1 million people.
Association · National Association of Community Health Centers
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On September 14, 2026, NACHC backed the CMS plan to keep waiving the in-person visit rule for health center mental health telehealth through December 31, 2027.
Research · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, AbbVie Inc. v. Kennedy, No. 1:26-cv-01190
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On August 24, 2026, Judge Randolph Moss let NACHC, Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access and 340B Health join AbbVie's lawsuit over HRSA's 340B patient definition. NACHC and RWC-340B also joined the government's motion to dismiss.
Government · Office of the New York Attorney General
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On September 2, 2026, 21 attorneys general and Pennsylvania's governor sued HHS and CMS over the rule ending federal Medicaid and CHIP payment for gender-dysphoria care for young people. It covers patients under 18 in Medicaid and under 19 in CHIP.
Research · ACA Signups
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ACA Signups reported on August 28, 2026 that preliminary 2027 filings in Texas's individual market average about a 14.1% increase before subsidies. Community Health Choice seeks 27.18% for 180,124 members, and Sendero Health seeks 31.1%.
Government · Office of the Texas Governor
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Governor Greg Abbott said on September 17, 2026 that Texas secured nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding after months of negotiation with CMS.
Government · Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
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Breach letters posted by Massachusetts regulators on September 18 and 25, 2026 show the Aesto data-archiving breach reached Ocracoke Health Center in North Carolina and Health Access Network in Maine.
Government · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September 4, 2026 that health care added 13,000 jobs in August, against a 12-month average of 32,000.
News · CalMatters
CalMatters reported on September 28, 2026 that Democrat Xavier Becerra promises to keep covering every Californian hit by federal Medicaid cuts but has not said how he would pay.
Public Health Watch
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Public Health Watch reported on September 15, 2026 that worry and confusion persist after California moved its immigrant dental cut to July 1, 2027.
Government · Office of the Governor of California
Governor Newsom signed SB 1323 by Senator Susan Rubio on September 27, 2026. Health care provider entities must post a notice at main public entrances that immigration agents need a judicial warrant to enter nonpublic areas, and must set visitor procedures.
Government · U.S. Census Bureau
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The Census Bureau reported on September 15, 2026 that 26.7 million people, or 7.9%, were uninsured for all of 2025, not statistically different from 2024. Medicaid coverage fell 0.5 percentage points, including 0.6 points for adults 19 to 64.
Government · CMS Innovation Center
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On September 21, 2026, CMS listed 79 ACOs in the LEAD Model's optional implementation period, which runs September 15 through December 31. CMS says it is working with well over 100 ACOs for 2027, and ACOs have until mid-December to finalize.
Government · CMS
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On August 26, 2026, CMS awarded $10 million to 35 Navigator organizations in federal Marketplace states for plan year 2027 enrollment help.
Government · Federal Register / CMS
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On September 24, 2026, CMS asked for input on the standard contract terms Part D plans must offer any qualifying pharmacy starting in plan year 2029. Comments are due November 23, 2026, and CMS asks how plans handle contract terms and claims for 340B patients.
News · The Business Journal
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Fresno County adopted a $5.49 billion budget on September 14, 2026, and Tulare adopted $2.26 billion the next day, as The Business Journal reported.
Research · Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health, George Washington University
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On September 24, 2026, GW's Geiger Gibson Program published a review of more than 120 public comments on CMS's Medicaid community-engagement rule. Commenters said documenting medical frailty pulls clinician time from patient care.
Stateline
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On September 24, 2026, Stateline reported on a Health Affairs analysis of new federal limits on state-directed payments.
Government · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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On September 17, 2026, the HHS Office for Civil Rights settled with Ambry Genetics over a 2020 phishing attack that exposed data on 225,370 people.
Government · HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
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HRSA's Program Assistance Letter 2026-04, dated August 14, 2026, sets Electronic Handbooks scope module changes for November 20, 2026.
Government · HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care
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HRSA's Program Assistance Letter 2026-05, dated September 8, 2026, sets final changes for calendar-year 2026 UDS reports due in February 2027.
Public Policy Institute of California
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A PPIC survey released September 15, 2026 found 52% of likely voters back Proposition 40, the one-time billionaire tax that would mostly fund health care.
San José Spotlight
Santa Clara County's Valley Health Center San Jose-Campbell opens September 28, 2026, as San José Spotlight reported, with primary, urgent, dental, OB-GYN and behavioral health care.
Legacy Community Health
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Legacy Community Health said on September 22, 2026 that it will hold the grand opening of its Acres Homes clinic in Houston on October 2.
Government · Office of the Texas Governor
Governor Greg Abbott announced the first round of Rural Texas Strong grant awards on September 28, 2026. Sixty-eight rural hospital districts and authorities received $750,000 each, about $51 million in total, for prevention, wellness and nutrition programs.
KUT 90.5
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Travis County commissioners approved Central Health's budget on September 15, 2026, with an effective property tax rate increase of 6%, KUT reported.
Legislature · California Legislative Information
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Governor Newsom approved AB 173 (Committee on Budget, health trailer bill) on September 18, 2026, and it was chaptered as Chapter 252, Statutes of 2026 the same day.
Government · CMS / Medicaid.gov
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CMS posted a state implementation deck on medical frailty under the Medicaid community-engagement interim final rule on September 8, 2026.
CMSP Governing Board
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The County Medical Services Program Governing Board, which runs backup coverage for low-income uninsured adults in 35 small California counties, gave notice on August 6, 2026 of two public hearings, on September 18 and October 5, 2026 in Sacramento…
Court · CourtListener docket, Taylor v. Kennedy, Jr., No. 1:26-cv-03705
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Taylor v. Kennedy, Jr. (D. Md. No. 1:26-cv-03705) was filed September 18, 2026 and assigned to Judge George L. Russell III.
Government · CMS press release
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CMS announced on September 18, 2026 that 40 states and Puerto Rico have signed agreements to join the GENEROUS Model, its Medicaid drug-payment model that ties prices to what other wealthy countries pay, and that remaining states have until September 30…
Legislature · HRSA / Federal Register notice 2026-19578
A HRSA notice published in the Federal Register on September 24, 2026 (91 FR 60626) extends, with funds, the current period of performance for the 272 health centers that must re-compete for their service areas in the fiscal year 2027 Service Area Competition.
Court · CourtListener docket, State of New York v. DHS, No. 1:26-cv-07978
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In State of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (S.D.N.Y. No. 1:26-cv-07978), the 21-state challenge to the new public charge rule filed September 14, Judge Ronnie Abrams signed an order on September 16 setting an initial conference for October 9…
Legislature · HRSA / Federal Register notice 2026-17625
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HRSA published a Paperwork Reduction Act notice on August 28, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-17625) revising the forms for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program…
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