Top Ten 2026: Impacts of OBBBA Implementation and Reduced Federal Health Care Spending

Based on AHLA's annual Health Law Connections article, this special ten-part series brings together thought leaders from across the health law field to discuss the top ten issues of 2026. In the first episode, Jackie Papish, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, speaks with Emily Felder, Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, about how the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and reduced federal health care spending will continue to impact the health care industry in 2026. They discuss issues related to state directed payments/provider tax credits, work requirements, the Rural Health Transformation Program, Administration oversight of federal funds to the states, and implications as the midterm elections approach. From AHLA’s Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_blsonhIGg

Read AHLA's Top Ten 2026 article: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/content-library/connections-magazine/article/a879dda5-35f9-46fb-ad45-1b0799343d74/Health-Law-Forecast-2026

Access all episodes in AHLA's Top Ten 2026 podcast series: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/education-events/speaking-of-health-law-podcasts/top-ten-issues-in-health-law-podcast-series

Learn more about AHLA's Hospitals and Health Systems Practice Group: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/practice-groups/practice-groups/hospitals-and-health-systems

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