What’s Happening in Washington, D.C.? 2025 Could be a Transformational Year in Healthcare Policy and Politics
The news coming out of Washington, D.C., is hitting our newsfeeds at a blistering pace. Regulatory, communication, and funding freezes have all been implemented by the Trump administration to various degrees. Congress has immediate deadlines to keep the government open, raise our debt ceiling, and address certain expiring health policies. Simultaneously, they are considering and debating what reforms to Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act might be included in a major reconciliation package at the end of the year.
Given the sheer volume of healthcare news, it can be hard to separate the noise from the substance, which is why we invite you to attend AHRA’s CLIMB Online conference (March 13-14) to get up to speed on the latest developments. As a member of the AHRA Regulatory Affairs Committee, during Friday’s lineup I’ll present a session, “Federal Health Policy Update,” part of the established leader track.
CLIMB attendees will gain a better understanding of the context surrounding the immediate, medium, and long-term healthcare policy issues currently under consideration from federal policymakers. I’ll breakdown all the jargon to help you make sense of the news in the year to come, from “continuing resolution” to “budget reconciliation,” “Medicaid per-capita cap,” “Medicare site neutral,” and more. This session will give you the knowledge you need to understand what is happening in Washington, D.C.
Presented in a non-partisan manner, you’ll gain perspective on the major healthcare policy trends and underlying concerns driving the federal agenda. There is widespread consensus and acknowledgment that American healthcare is broken in myriad ways. But it is much easier to get people to agree that something is bad than it is to get people to agree to a specific solution. Fixing the system is a tall and daunting task.
Nevertheless, when healthcare accounts for $1.8 trillion, or roughly 30%, of our nation’s $6.1 trillion budget (2023 figures), politicians cannot simply ignore healthcare because it is too difficult an issue to address. Soon, we will need to make reforms. And while we absolutely have big, fundamental problems, there are also reasons to be optimistic about the future of our healthcare system as well.
Join us in March for an honest discussion of these topics and much more!
Register today for CLIMB Online, the Conference for Leadership in Imaging Management and Business, happening March 13-14.