When the Referee Owns the Team — and Tennessee Changes the Rules
At the center of this issue is a simple question: should the entities responsible for managing prescription drug benefits also own the pharmacies that profit from those decisions?
Join the Fight Against Chronic Pain: It’s Time for Breakthrough Legislation in Congress
Over the past 15 years, financial and administrative barriers – most notably step therapy mandates and prior authorization requirements – have repeatedly forced patients through suboptimal or ineffective treatments before they can try another therapy, have tied the hands of healthcare professionals and patients alike. Now there's a possible solution.
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Top 7 Modern AI-Powered EAP Providers for Global Workforces in 2026
Discover the top AI-powered EAP providers for 2026. Compare platforms like Kyan Health and Spring Health on triage speed, global reach, and clinical quality to transform workforce wellbeing.
Florida’s New Stem Cell Law: What It Signals for Physicians, Patients and the Future of Regenerative Medicine
You don’t have to practice in Florida for this law to matter. Patient interest in regenerative care is growing rapidly, and physicians across the country need to be prepared to understand and consider advising patients, where applicable, of these stem cell-related treatment options.
To Train More Nurses, We Need More Nurse Educators
The Train More Nurses Act would help address these challenges by directing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as the U.S. Labor Department, to conduct a review of nursing grant programs to identify opportunities to increase faculty at nursing schools nationwide, especially in underserved communities.
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Establish Parity Between MA & Traditional Medicare Payments
Two U.S. representatives have introduced the Prompt and Fair Pay Act, a bipartisan bill that would require Medicare Advantage plans to reimburse providers at least the same rates as traditional Medicare, as well as pay claims more promptly. Providers and industry groups have welcomed the proposal, citing mounting financial strain and growing concerns over care delays and denials.
Medicaid Helps Families — Like Mine — Live the Promise of “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”
At the heart of this fight are the patients whose lives quite literally depend on Medicaid. But we are also fighting for the caregivers who show up every day, the children who rely on stability, the families who rally around their loved ones, and all those whose lives are shaped by access to care.
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New Webinar: The Payer AI Readiness Gap: Why Better Data Will Define the Next Era of Health Plan Performance
We'll explore why the next era of payer performance will depend on building a trusted data foundation that connects people, providers, and relationships across the enterprise.
If We Treated Tooth Decay Like We Treat Heart Disease, We’d Save Billions
Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down?
A Defining Moment for Employer Health Benefits: How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” Could Transform Healthcare for Employers
The "One Big Beautiful Bill" would codify Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangements (ICHRAs) — the personalized insurance model that has transformed how employers offer health benefits — into law as CHOICE Arrangements, or Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense arrangements.
Rebuttal: Medical Device Right to Repair is the Wrong Approach
Allowing hospitals to repair the equipment they depend upon daily is not a step backward, but a reaffirmation of trust in the skilled and deeply committed professionals who already maintain the integrity of our healthcare systems.
The ICHRA Moment Is Here — Are You Ready for It?
ICHRA is surging in popularity as an option for employer-sponsored insurance to access the individual market, as employers rethink traditional group plans with unpredictable renewal rates and employees seek personalized healthcare. Here's a closer look at why investors and politicians are eyeing ICHRA.
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
Medical Device Right to Repair is the Wrong Approach
How can physicians and patients be confident enough that vendors entirely ignorant of the FDA process for repair and reporting can properly recalibrate life-saving machines? Is this really the right place to argue that “anyone can do it?”
First Do No Harm: Support Legislative Efforts to Combat the Adverse Drug Event Epidemic
The Hippocratic oath can’t stop with direct patient care; the healthcare industry and its key stakeholders must address persistent public health problems systematically. We have the tools to reduce medication harm by half or more; it is long past time to make this a public health priority.
Will Parkinson’s Seal Biden’s Legacy?
The bi-partisan passage during an election year of the End Parkinson’s Act shows that addressing a healthcare crisis, especially in our senior population, may be one of the few remaining issues that transcend party lines.
The Right to Privacy — What a Novel Concept
The current piecemeal state-by-state regulation approach is a feeble patchwork and ready for collapse under the first strong blow. It's high time we craft a robust and uniform effort to safeguard our patients' digital rights.
Right-to-Repair Laws Could Threaten Healthcare Safety
Healthcare devices must be exempted from general right to repair legislation.