The top news stories in medicine this week.

The Pay PCPs Act of 2026 would blend prospective per-patient payments with fee-for-service, halve beneficiary cost sharing for primary care and exempt participating physicians from MIPS.

Reactions from five leading organizations were among thousands of public comments on the draft document.

Physician groups back ACCESS Model but warn CMS against care fragmentation

Top HHS leaders introduce ACCESS model with discussions of patient health, costs and technology.

The CBO projects about 5.2 million adults will drop off Medicaid under the new rules that begin Jan. 1. Medical Economics spoke with Pear Suite co-founder and CEO Colby Takeda about the CHW workforce states are leaning on to reach them.

New national research shows health systems and health plans still can't get provider data right — and the fallout lands squarely on physician practices

Federal contracts, Medicare pilots and new state laws have pushed artificial intelligence from the edges of clinical practice into the middle of it.