The health policy journal club is an interdisciplinary, inter-professional group convened monthly by the Farley Health Policy Center to discuss timely topics in health policy. A curated selection of high-yield articles provides the basis for discussion. Past topics include income inequality and health, professionalism in medicine, patients as consumers, and adjusting payment for measures of social risk. This page presents the reading list from the most recent journal club.  

The Farley Center’s July Health Policy Journal Club focused on recent federal and national initiatives shaping the future of health care, including the Prioritizing Primary Care Act, proposed Medicare physician payment reforms, revisions to federal grantmaking guidance, and NCQA’s Advanced Primary Care standards. Discussion focused on the implications of these efforts for primary care investment, payment stability, accountability, behavioral health integration, and the evolving role of primary care in advancing a high-quality, sustainable health system.

Articles:

Prioritizing Primary Care Act

• Bera, A. (2026, June 5). Bera, Primary Care Caucus co-chairs introduce Prioritizing Primary Care Act. U.S. House of Representatives.
• U.S. Congress. House. (2026). Prioritizing Primary Care Act of 2026, H.R. 8765, 119th Cong. (2026). Congress.gov.
  

Doctor Caucus bill on Medicare payment

• Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. (2026, May 27). The next doc fix is coming.
• U.S. House of Representatives. (2026). H.R. 8163: Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026. Committee on Ways and Means.  

Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance proposed revision

• Office of Management and Budget. (2026). Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034-0001). Regulations.gov.
• Logue G. The Trump Administration Shakes Up Federal Grantmaking. The Dispatch. June 22, 2026.
  

NCQA Advanced Primary Care Standards

• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Day 1: Standing Committee on Primary Care May 2026 Public Meeting. May 15, 2026. 
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Advanced Primary Care: Overview of New Program (public comment overview memo). 2026.
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). 2027 Standards and Guidelines for Accreditation in Advanced Primary Care. Effective July 1, 2027.