Decision calendar · derived from the dated record · past-dated rows moved to Concluded on October 1, 2026
Current through · Last editorial review October 1, 2026 · Original snapshot September 18, 2026, 3:00 PM PT
Healthcare policy decision calendar
The dates on which something is actually decided: hearings, votes, comment deadlines, effective dates, board meetings, rulemaking milestones. Future dates run nearest first. Concluded windows move below — they are preserved, not deleted. Scheduled events only; predictions live at Forecasts.
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| Date | Event | What is decided | Where |
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| PROGRAMME PHASE BEGINS | NHS England 2026 influenza campaign: additional adult eligibility groups begin | United Kingdom · NHS England | |
| EVENT | Medi-Cal immigration-status reclassification and community-engagement requirements read analysis | California · Department of Health Care Services | |
| BECOMES EFFECTIVE | Russia: Order 696н (adult dental-care procedure) takes effect read analysis | Russia · Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation | |
| PROGRAM DATE | NRMP: medical schools begin uploading rising seniors (8:00 AM ET) source | United States · NRMP | |
| DOCKET CALL | Florida criminal case arising from the 12 August 2025 Turnpike crash: next docket call procedural posture only — the presumption of innocence applies | Florida · St. Lucie County | |
| FISCAL YEAR BEGINS | Federal fiscal year 2027 begins under the continuing resolution signed 2 September no lapse — appropriations run to 11 December 2026 | United States · Congress | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | TGA consults on releasing more medical-device safety and performance information read analysis | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE | California: bills enacted by this date take effect 1 January 2027 (default) read analysis | California · California State Legislature | |
| MAILING DEADLINE | California county elections officials must have mailed vote-by-mail ballots to all active registered voters confirm against the Secretary of State calendar | California · Secretary of State | |
| COURT HEARING | First Circuit oral argument in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy (appeal of the March 2026 stay of the revised childhood immunization schedule and ACIP reconstitution) — as reported source | United States · U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | |
| ORAL ARGUMENT | First Circuit argument in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy as reported — the childhood schedule remains governed by the March 2026 stay | United States · 1st Cir. | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Medicare 2027 Star Ratings expected on Medicare.gov | CMS | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Fresno City Council regular meeting | City of Fresno | |
| COMMENT DEADLINE | RAPID coverage pathway procedural notice (CMS-3487-NC): comments close read analysis | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Comments close on HUD Continuum of Care changes | HUD | |
| SCHEDULED ANNOUNCEMENT | Social Security 2027 cost-of-living adjustment scheduled to be announced after the September CPI-W release — as reported source | United States · Social Security Administration | |
| REGISTRATION DEADLINE | Last day to register online or by mail to vote in the 3 November California election same-day conditional registration remains available after this date | California · Secretary of State | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Medicare Open Enrollment opens | Beneficiaries | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | FDA public docket on regulating generative-AI medical devices: comments close read analysis | United States · FDA — Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Digital Health Center of Excellence | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | FDA draft guidance on ANDA versus 505(b)(2) applications: comments close read analysis | United States · Food and Drug Administration | |
| BOARD MEETING | Medical Board of California quarterly meeting week begins confirm the agenda when posted | California · MBC | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | FDA patient-focused drug development chronic-wounds docket closes (FDA-2026-N-5057) — meeting held 25 August, written comments open read analysis | United States · Food and Drug Administration | |
| DECISION AHEAD | California must commit its $233.6 million Rural Health Transformation award | HCAI | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | EMA opens the revision of its overarching biosimilar guideline for comment read analysis | European Union · European Medicines Agency | |
| DECISION AHEAD | CalFresh time-limit waivers expire in Alpine, Colusa, Imperial, Merced, Monterey, Plumas and Tulare counties | CDSS, counties | |
| RULE EFFECTIVE | Australia’s clinical decision-support software exemption takes effect TGA — as reported | Australia · TGA | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Covered California open enrollment opens | Covered California | |
| DECISION AHEAD | HealthCare.gov open enrollment opens | CMS | |
| ELECTION DAY | California statewide general election, including 14 statewide propositions polls close 8:00 PM PT; ballots postmarked by this date are counted if received in time | California · Secretary of State | |
| DECISION AHEAD | California general election | Voters | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Osteopathic Medical Board of California meets, California Health Sciences University, Clovis | OMBC | |
| EVENT | EO 14420: HHS Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines plans due to the President (90 days from 10 August) read analysis | United States · Department of Health and Human Services | |
| MORATORIUM SIX-MONTH MARK | CMS nationwide hospice and home health agency Medicare enrollment moratoria reach six months (effective 13 May 2026); extension or lifting is announced by Federal Register notice source | United States · CMS | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | Comment window closes on the federal rulemaking tracked in the Medi-Cal change ledger confirm the docket closing time | United States · CMS | |
| MEETING | Medical Board of California — quarterly Board and committee meetings (18–20 November) source | California · Medical Board of California | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Comments close on CMS agent and broker moratorium interim final rule | CMS | |
| OBLIGATIONS DUE | EU Digital Services Act: additional obligations due for the 31 August VLOSE/VLOP designations (incl. ChatGPT) end of November 2026 per Commission announcement | European Union · European Commission | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Statutory deadline for HUD Continuum of Care awards | HUD | |
| SYSTEM CHANGE TAKES EFFECT | NPDB merges One-Time Query and Continuous Query into NPDB Query | United States · National Practitioner Data Bank (HRSA) | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Medicare Open Enrollment closes | Beneficiaries | |
| TRANSPOSITION DEADLINE | EU product liability directive transposition deadline European Union — as reported | European Union | |
| FUNDING DEADLINE | Federal appropriations lapse unless extended again set by the continuing resolution signed 2 September 2026 | United States · Congress | |
| AUTHORITY EXPIRES | DEA/HHS fourth temporary extension of telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled medications expires; the Special Registrations final rule has been at OMB review since 25 August (as reported) source | United States · DEA / HHS | |
| CONTRACT EXPIRY | Monterey County jail health care: incumbent three-year contract reported to end as reported — re-verify from the county’s own contract record | California · Monterey County | |
| DECISION AHEAD | California's current MCO tax authorization ends | DHCS, CMS | |
| DECISION AHEAD | New Governor takes office; first budget proposal | Governor | |
| BECOMES EFFECTIVE | Medi-Cal members with unsatisfactory immigration status move to fee-for-service; provider PAVE enrollment must be approved by this date read analysis | California · Department of Health Care Services | |
| BECOMES EFFECTIVE | CMS-0057-F: four FHIR APIs required of impacted payers | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| WOULD TAKE EFFECT IF FINALISED | CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule policies would take effect if finalised | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| BECOMES OPERATIVE | California AI Transparency Act: large online platform and GenAI hosting duties begin | California · State of California | |
| EFFECTIVE DATE (PILOT) | HRSA revised 340B Rebate Model Pilot effective date for approved manufacturers (IPAY 2026 and 2027 selected drugs) source | United States · HRSA | |
| RECORD REMOVAL DEADLINE | CURES: existing testosterone and mifepristone records to be removed on or before this date (AB 82) source | California · Department of Justice / Medical Board notice | |
| STATE START | States must begin applying Medicaid community engagement requirements (CMS-2454-IFC) exemptions and verification are set by each state | United States · CMS | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Presumptive operative date for 2026 California statutes; GLOBE begins; 2027 Medicare coverage begins; affected noncitizen Medi-Cal members move to fee-for-service | Statute; CMS; DHCS | |
| REGISTRATION DEADLINE | NRMP 2027 Main Residency Match standard registration deadline (11:59 PM ET; $50 late fee after) source | United States · NRMP | |
| APPLICATION DEADLINE | ECFMG 2027 Pathways application deadline; documentation and OET Medicine scores must also be received source | United States · ECFMG | |
| PROGRAM DATE | NRMP ranking opens (12:00 PM ET) source | United States · NRMP | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Agent and broker registration moratorium ends unless modified | CMS | |
| CERTIFICATION DEADLINE | NRMP rank order list certification deadline (9:00 PM ET); ECFMG must have reported IMG eligibility source | United States · NRMP / ECFMG | |
| PROGRAM DATE | Match Day (Match Week 15–19 March 2027) source | United States · NRMP | |
| BECOMES APPLICABLE | European Health Data Space: general date of application; Commission implementing acts due | European Union · European Union institutions | |
| DECISION AHEAD | GLOBE beneficiaries may begin to see lower cost-sharing | CMS | |
| DECISION AHEAD | State-funded full-scope Medi-Cal ends for affected noncitizen members | DHCS | |
| BECOMES EFFECTIVE | Medi-Cal adult dental elimination delayed from 1 July 2026 to 1 July 2027 read analysis | California · Department of Health Care Services | |
| PROPOSED COMPLIANCE DATE | CMS-0062-P proposed compliance date for drug prior-authorization duties (proposal only) | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Provider-tax phase-down begins in expansion states; SNAP benefit cost-sharing based on error rates begins | Statute | |
| BECOMES APPLICABLE | EU AI Act high-risk obligations apply | European Union · European Union institutions | |
| EXPIRES ABSENT LEGISLATION | Medicare telehealth flexibilities expire absent further legislation | United States · United States Congress | |
| BECOMES OPERATIVE | California AI Transparency Act: capture device manufacturer duties begin | California · State of California | |
| DECISION AHEAD | Voters decide SB 895 research bond | Voters | |
| BECOMES APPLICABLE | EHDS: secondary-use rules and cross-border exchange of patient summaries and ePrescriptions apply | European Union · European Union institutions | |
| BECOMES APPLICABLE | EHDS: imaging, laboratory results and discharge reports join the exchange obligation | European Union · European Union institutions | |
| Undated | DECISION AHEAD | FDA decision on Galleri; D.C. Circuit decisions in CDL cases; First Circuit ruling on HUD; CMS final provider-tax rule; CMS decision on California's 2027 MCO tax | FDA; courts; CMS |
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| Date | Event | What is decided | Where |
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| GOVERNOR ACTION DEADLINE | California: Governor sign-or-veto deadline for bills in the Governor’s possession on or after 1 September (Cal. Const. art. IV, § 10(b)(2)); a bill not returned by this date becomes law without signature. SB 813 was signed 9 September Applies to AB 1979, AB 539, SB 903, SB 503, SB 947, SB 1023, SB 942 view tracker the applicable deadline is computed per bill from its own presentment date under the California rules; 30 September is the operative date for the session-end bills listed in appliesTo and is not applied mechanically to bills presented earlier Resolved — session closed September 30, 2026. Final ledger | California · Governor of California | |
| CONSTITUTIONAL DEADLINE | Last day for the Governor to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature a bill neither signed nor vetoed becomes law without signature | California · Governor | |
| TARIFF PHASE BEGINS | Next phase of pharmaceutical tariffs takes effect as reported — confirm the proclamation text | United States · Executive | |
| ORDER EFFECTIVE | DEA revocation order takes effect (Thomas Earley, D.D.S.; 91 FR 55624) read analysis | United States · Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| MEASURE ENDPOINT | Canada: Ebola temporary border/health measures current endpoint | Canada · Public Health Agency of Canada | |
| PUBLIC MEETING | FDA/MDIC regulatory-science meeting | United States · FDA / MDIC | |
| ADVISORY COMMITTEE | FDA advisory committee on the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test | United States · FDA | |
| PROGRAM DATE | ERAS: residency programs may begin reviewing MyERAS applications and MSPEs (9:00 AM ET) source | United States · AAMC ERAS (as reported) | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | CMS draft guidance on manufacturer effectuation of the 2028 maximum fair price read analysis | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| MEETING | Medical Board of California — Midwifery Advisory Council, 1:00–4:00 PM (WebEx) source | California · Medical Board of California | |
| OBSERVANCE | World Patient Safety Day — “Safe care for noncommunicable diseases” source | International · World Health Organization | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSES | FDA docket on the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test: comments close date only — confirm docket closing time | United States · FDA | |
| MEETING | Third meeting of the WHO/ITU/WIPO Global Initiative on AI for Health, Hangzhou (16–18 September). Benchmark results reported there are not regulatory approval. source | International · World Health Organization | |
| ACCOUNT CREATION OPENED | Federal IDR Gateway account creation opened open event record | United States · CMS | |
| REGISTRATION OPENED | NRMP 2027 Main Residency Match registration opened (12:00 PM ET) open event record | United States · NRMP | |
| SIGNED | Governor signed the wildfire-recovery package (AB 1642, AB 1795, AB 1842, AB 1847) open event record | California · Governor | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | CMS CY 2027 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule: comment period closes read analysis | United States · CMS | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | TGA consultation closes: automated decision-making for listed-medicine applications read analysis | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| SIGNED | Governor signed 46 bills including AB 1126, AB 2161, AB 1907, SB 1445 and SB 1447 open event record | California · Governor | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | Health Canada consultations on the Reliance Order guidance and the domestic-manufacturing generic pilot closed open event record | Canada · Health Canada | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | TGA consultation on adopting 11 international scientific guidelines closes | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| SIGNED | Governor signed 13 child online-safety bills including SB 1119 (companion chatbots) open event record | California · Governor | |
| SIGNED | Governor signed SB 813 and AB 1405 open event record | California · Governor | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | TGA consultation on the Required Advisory Statements for Medicine Labels (RASML) closes | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | TGA consultation on proposed changes to the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code closes | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| MEETING CONCLUDED — OUTCOMES NOT RE-READ | EMA PRAC August–September meeting concludes: check for recommendations | European Union · European Medicines Agency | |
| EFFECTIVE | Russia: Orders 434н (position nomenclature) and 540н (radiology rules, AI devices) in effect from 1 September 2026 open event record | Russia · Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation | |
| LEGISLATIVE DEADLINE PASSED | California Legislature: 2025–2026 legislative passage period concludedopen event record exact date; session end time not established at snapshot | California · California State Legislature | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | CMS CY 2027 Home Health PPS proposed rule: comments close read analysis date only — authoritative closing time and zone to be stored before auto-closing | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | EMA consultation on extending its smoking-cessation guideline to all forms of nicotine dependence closed read analysis | European Union · European Medicines Agency | |
| PUBLIC MEETING | FDA patient-focused drug development meeting: nonhealing chronic wounds (hybrid) read analysis | United States · Food and Drug Administration | |
| BECOMES EFFECTIVE | Medi-Cal Rx early-refill thresholds change for members 21 and older read analysis | California · Department of Health Care Services — Medi-Cal Rx | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | TGA consultation on radiopharmaceutical regulation (comment period closed 21 August) read analysis | Australia · Therapeutic Goods Administration | |
| EVENT | Medical Board of California quarterly meetings, 19–21 August: agenda published read analysis | California · Medical Board of California | |
| COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED | Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program proposed rule closes for comment read analysis | United States · Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |