On June 3, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released educational materials for the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program. The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program will start on July 1, 2026. Through this short-term demonstration, CMS will be expanding access to certain GLP-1 medications to eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries who do not currently have access to these medications through the Part D benefit.

On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule (IFR) with comment period to implement provisions in Public Law 119-21 (also known as “H.R. 1” or the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act").

On May 18, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 (NBPP). The NBPP updates Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace standards and payment parameters for plan year 2027, qualified health plan (QHP) standards, risk adjustment, enrollment policies, Basic Health Program (BHP) policies, and implementation of provisions from the One Big Beautiful Bill legislation (Pub. L. 119-21).