Policy Desk

Bills, regulations and agency guidance: what the text says, when it takes effect, and who it binds.

Wisconsin's DPC Candidate Lost. The DPC Bill's Path May Have Opened.

Policy Desk Nov 5, 2026

Democrats Won Congress. Three Republican Leads on DPC Bills Are Leaving

Policy Desk Nov 4, 2026

Eligible HealthCare.gov Enrollees Average 35 HSA-Eligible Plans, CMS Says

Policy Desk Nov 2, 2026

Florida's Governor Race Health Plans Don't Name DPC

Policy Desk Nov 1, 2026

Washington's Insurance Chief Proposes a Primary Care Fund. Her Bill Names DPC.

Policy Desk Oct 31, 2026

North Carolina's State Plan Lists a Direct Primary Care Model for 2027

Policy Desk Oct 30, 2026

Grassley and Miller-Meeks Pitch DPC on HSAs. Their Op-Ed Skips the Cap

Policy Desk Oct 27, 2026

A DPC Doctor Left Insurance for a Health Share. HSAs Need an HDHP

Policy Desk Oct 26, 2026

A New Hampshire House Candidate Pitched DPC as Affordable Care. Her Opponent Voted Against the Law That Opened HSAs to It.

Policy Desk Oct 22, 2026

A Medicare Patient's Doctor Wants $2,400 a Year to Stay. A 2004 Federal Alert Spells Out What That Fee Can't Cover.

Policy Desk Oct 18, 2026

Last Year Treasury Listed HSA Guidance as a Priority. Its New 121-Project Plan Doesn't.

Policy Desk Oct 18, 2026

A New Plan to Save Primary Care Runs on a Subscription Fee. It Would Also Ban Other Basic-Care Insurance.

Policy Desk Oct 17, 2026

Wisconsin's Governor Vetoed Two DPC Bills. One Candidate to Replace Him Cosponsored the First.

Policy Desk Oct 16, 2026

Minnesota's Final 2027 Rate Change Averages 17.4 Percent. Its New Direct Primary Care Section Doesn't Take Effect Until August 2027.

Policy Desk Oct 13, 2026

A Maryland Family Doctor Wants DPC Paired With Marketplace Insurance. Federal Tax Law Already Allows Part of It.

Policy Desk Oct 12, 2026

A Wichita DPC Founder Says Price Mandates Fail. The Senate Bill He Answered Has a Billing Rule With No DPC Exception.

Policy Desk Oct 11, 2026

Vermont's June Primary Care Law Asks Who Counts as a Primary Care Provider. The Answer Is Due January 15, 2027.

Policy Desk Oct 11, 2026

CMS Renamed ICHRA the CHOICE Arrangement in September. The Bill That Would Put That Name in the Tax Code Passed the House 216 to 211 in December.

Policy Desk Oct 10, 2026

Medicare Wants to Halve Some Same-Day Office Visits. Family Physicians Say It Was 'a Bad Idea' the Last Time Too.

Policy Desk Oct 10, 2026

Indiana's State Medical Association Picked a DPC Physician as Its Next President. Its Policy Manual Already Asks for DPC in Medicaid.

Policy Desk Oct 2, 2026

Congress Funded the Government Through December 11. The Fund Behind About 70% of Federal Health Center Money Expires 20 Days Later.

Policy Desk Sep 30, 2026

A Federal Bill Would Ban Corporations From Owning Medical Practices. Its Ownership Ban Exempts Hospitals, Which Added 44,000 Physicians in Two Years.

Policy Desk Sep 30, 2026

Minnesota's New DPC Statute Doesn't Take Effect Until August 2027. When It Does, a Violation Can Be Grounds for Board Discipline.

Policy Desk Sep 29, 2026

Nebraska Ordered Its Own Employee Health Plan to Sell Direct Primary Care. It Removed the Option in July 2024.

Policy Desk Sep 28, 2026