September 2026

H.R. 1 Readiness: What Medicaid Communications Need to Get Right

Medicaid has been through cycles of major change before, from the Affordable Care Act to the pandemic-era unwinding. H.R. 1 is the latest chapter, and it's arriving in two waves.…

September 2026

MESC 2026 Recap: What Stuck With Us From Portland

The Priority Everyone Agrees On, But Rarely Measures Ask any state Medicaid leader if user readiness matters as much as system readiness. Most will say yes without hesitation. Yet look…

August 2026

From Analysis to Ownership: A Five-Part Roadmap for Leading CMS-0057-F Change

More Than a Compliance Deadline CMS-0057-F requires health plans to rebuild how they exchange data and process prior authorizations. Operational provisions took effect January 1, 2026, and the API build-out…