How to Prepare Your Hospital Before H.R. 1 Hits in 2027
A deadline many are not tracking is October 1, 2026. It’s the day federal Medicaid funding ends for refugees, asylees, and humanitarian parolees.
The Dire Cost Of Medicaid Cuts To Kids’ Mental Health
If we gut school-based care, we’re not only closing doors, we’re also deepening the racial and economic inequities that already shape our mental health system. We can’t claim to care about equity in healthcare if we’re willing to strip care from the very places that reach the kids who need it most.
Where Will AI Deployment Benefit Payers the Most?
We are taking a look at how health insurers are using AI, defining success, and managing cybersecurity risks. Give us your opinions by completing our brief, anonymous survey.
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.
Are There Any Healthcare Wins Hidden Inside the One Big Beautiful Bill Act? Yes, a Few…
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act has drawn criticism from healthcare groups for slashing Medicaid and ACA subsidies, but it contains a few provisions that could drive progress.
Hospital M&A Has Hit the Brakes — But Activity Could Pick Up in the Second Half of 2025
Hospital M&A activity slowed quite a bit in the first half of 2025, with deal volume and transacted revenue falling sharply amid economic uncertainty and sweeping policy changes. While traditional mergers may remain sluggish, analysts expect a rise in outpatient partnerships and rural hospital conversions toward the end of the year.
For the Sake of their Constituents, Congress Should Increase Medicare Payments and Oppose Deep Cuts to Medicaid
Drastic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare proposed by Congress will increase wait times, result in more fragmented or nonexistent care, and cause unnecessary deaths and despair.
Why Pharma Companies Should Look To Social Media For Better Patient Insight
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
The Medicaid Reckoning: Era of Fiscal and Policy Flux
The resilience of Medicaid lies in its complexity. It has resisted large-scale restructuring because it is interwoven with public and private delivery systems. That same complexity now demands a different kind of legal engagement. Medicaid is no longer a silo, but a system-defining platform.
How Badly Would Medicaid Cuts Hurt Healthcare Access in Rural America?
If the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is signed into law, it would result in a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending on rural hospitals over the next decade, which could put 338 rural hospitals at risk of closure, according to new analyses.
When Medicaid Cost Cutting Is Simply Cost Shifting
As speculation about whether Medicaid cuts will be part of the solution to our national debt problem continues, no one can predict how much the Medicaid rollback will be, or its impact on the one in five Americans who rely on it.
The Policy Trends the Business Group on Health Is Watching
The Business Group on Health is paying attention to Medicaid cuts, tariffs, threats to ERISA and more.
presented by
Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
The Hidden Cost of Medicaid Cuts: Why the GOP’s Budget Plan Would Be a Disaster for Hospitals
House Republicans proposed Medicaid cuts last month that would have disastrous financial consequences for hospitals, especially for those in rural areas. While the plan aims to reduce government spending, healthcare executives are pointing out that these cuts would actually exacerbate the financial instability of the overall U.S. healthcare system — as well worsen health outcomes for millions of people, many of whom are children.