House passes three-year extension of ACA subsidies with bipartisan support

Medicare Part B premiums expected to rise almost 10% in 2026

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that monthly premiums for Medicare Part B will begin costing patients $202.09 per month next year—a 9.7% rise up from $185 in 2025—for individuals making an annual income of $109,000 or less.

Trump signs CR that funds government through Jan. 30, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history

On the evening of Nov. 12, President Donald Trump signed a continuing resolution that officially ended the 43-day-long U.S. government shutdown that began on Oct. 1.

Insurance premiums set to skyrocket if Congress doesn’t reach a deal

With the start of open enrollment less than one week away, millions of Americans are getting their first look at the sharp increases many will pay next year if Congress fails to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that have expanded healthcare access to over 13 million people since 2021.

October 24, 2025

Vol.51 No.39

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Dems push GOP to extend ACA credits as part of a deal to end the government shutdown

Millions of Americans with Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance will face higher costs next year if Congress doesn’t extend enhanced premium tax credits that have made the plans more affordable for low- and middle-income enrollees.

October 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.38

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Medicaid expansion may improve cancer care and survival for people with HR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer

New research published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that people with newly-diagnosed hormone receptor-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer were more likely to receive timely, guideline-concordant treatment, and have longer survival in states that participate in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.

October 25, 2024

Vol.50 No.40

How the 2024 elections can impact cancer policy

As we come within a stone’s throw of Nov. 5, we can’t help but wonder if and how the election outcome will impact health care policy, and cancer policy in particular.

October 18, 2024

Vol.50 No.39

By Samyukta Mullangi and Debra Patt