September 21st, 2026Why primary care may need less insurance, not moreA primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.Read more
September 18th, 2026Dr. Oz on ACCESS: Let’s treat patients instead of just checking boxesCMS chief says outcomes-based pay can help patients while finally ending physicians' box-checking frustration.Read more
September 17th, 2026U.S. Preventive Services Task Force roster adds new cardiologists, radiologist, health economistRFK Jr. appoints members to fill a panel that has not met in more than a year, but is influential on primary care.Read more
September 16th, 2026What they're saying about the draft 2027 Medicare Physician Fee ScheduleReactions from five leading organizations were among thousands of public comments on the draft document.Read more
September 15th, 2026New partnerships or fragmented care? A primary care leader discusses Medicare’s ACCESS modelPhysician groups back ACCESS Model but warn CMS against care fragmentationRead more
September 15th, 2026New Medicare ACCESS model aims to reward results, not volume, for chronic disease careTop HHS leaders introduce ACCESS model with discussions of patient health, costs and technology.Read more
September 21st, 2026USPSTF must focus on preventive medicine, not politics, ACP saysKidney care advocates praise new appointees; advocacy group notes the task force creates financial effects on patients.Read more
September 18th, 2026AI leaders ask for a slowdown, and health care ignores them; Medicare's AI prior auth pilot denied 5,944 requests; 59% of health care workers plan to look for a new job — Morning Medical Update Weekly RecapThe top news stories in medicine this week.Read more