MGMA Washington Update June 2026: 10 policy changes your practice needs to prepare for

Policy years like 2026 don't announce themselves years in advance, but they’re immediately disruptive. A payer mix that shifts under you; a denial pattern your billers can't explain; a compliance deadline buried in a federal notice.

At the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Summit 2026 digital conference, the association's government affairs team — Madison Hynes, M.P.P., James Haynes, J.D., and Hannah Grow, each associate directors of government affairs at MGMA — connected those dots into a single picture of what changed in Washington this year and what your practice should be staffing and budgeting for next.

The biggest takeaway: financial pressure and regulatory burden are now the leading drivers of physician burnout, and both of them run straight through your operations. A few wins landed. The rest is work headed for your team.

Above are 10 policy trends and developments that practice leaders should keep an eye on.