This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news concerning healthcare providers, doctors, physicians, clinicians, pharmacies and pharmacists, dental care providers, oral care providers, naturopaths, and old-age care providers. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

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Dates: 2026-03-08 to 2026-03-14

📋 In This Week's Newsletter

• 🏛️ This Week's Congressional Calendar
• 📚 What We're Reading This Week

This Week's Congressional Calendar

• Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing on March 18 at 2:15 p.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, room 2123, focusing on health care costs and provider landscape.
• H.R.6733, VISN Reform Act of 2025; H.R.6580, VA National Formulary Act of 2025; plus additional veterans health legislation: The House Veterans' Affairs Committee schedules a hearing on March 18 at 2:15 p.m. in Cannon House Office Building, room 360, covering operations reform, procurement, dental care, and EHR modernization within VA health systems.
• Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment: The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health will convene on March 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Longworth House Office Building, room 1100, to review kidney disease prevention and therapeutic approaches.
• Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role of CMS in Combatting Medicare and Medicaid Fraud: The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations plans a hearing on March 17 at 6:00 p.m. in Rayburn House Office Building, room 2123, to examine CMS efforts against fraud in Medicare and Medicaid programs.

What We're Reading This Week

• Microsoft’s New Healthcare Chatbot: Microsoft introduces a healthcare chatbot aimed at supporting clinical workflows.
• Are you contributing to ‘maternal invisibility’? How to stop: Analysis of efforts to recognize and support new parents within health and wellness programs.
• Mamdani backs health care savings effort that shares city workers’ drug data: New York City initiative seeks cost savings through transparent drug data sharing with health care providers.
• The Boom in Autism Therapy Is Medicaid’s Fastest-Growing Jackpot: Medicaid spending on autism therapy is reported as the fastest-growing segment in recent years.
• Opinion | The Medicaid Autism Racket: Editorial examines regulatory and fiscal oversight of Medicaid autism benefits.
• Exclusive | White House Puts RFK Jr.’s HHS on Tighter Leash After MAHA Setbacks: Following setbacks of MAHA, the White House imposes tighter controls on HHS led by RFK Jr.

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