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What you need to know about the biggest trends that will impact health care in 2026

Progressive Policy Institute finds hospital and corporate ownership of practices climbed to 59% by 2023, whereas independent practices declined fastest in rural communities, and prices rose following acquisitions.

How an organization in the Lone Star State aims to make health insurance affordable while promoting market competition.

How an organization in the Lone Star State aims to make health insurance affordable while promoting market competition.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

The CEO of advocacy group Accountable for Health discusses what ACOs found in Medicare’s massive spending on skin substitutes.

An advocate discusses how ACOs raised red flags about Medicare spending for skin substitute treatments for patient wounds.

What physicians and other clinicians need to know about the challenges facing the U.S. blood supply.

The CEO of advocacy group Accountable for Health discusses what ACOs found in Medicare’s massive spending on skin substitutes.

An explainer of the new initiative to lower costs for patients while reining in pharmaceutical makers, PBMs and insurance companies.

Michigan Medicine analysis of 539 million appointments shows overall volume flat or falling, even in specialties that leaned hardest on virtual care.

Patients come first instead of insurance, Big Pharma and special interests, president says in statement.

Professionalizing the billing workforce could close critical gaps in fraud prevention and protect billions in health care spending.

CMS tallies annual expenditures that include $1.1 trillion for physician and clinical services.

The CEO of advocacy group Accountable for Health discusses what ACOs found in Medicare’s massive spending on skin substitutes.

An overview of code changes that could improve patient outcomes and practice revenues.

Disagreement over vaccine policy prompts a new court case to stop an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting and decision.

The latest America’s Health Rankings report reveals deep regional and socioeconomic divides in population health. These were the least healthy states in 2025.

New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont lead the 2025 America’s Health Rankings, but even the highest-scoring states are juggling chronic disease, affordability and access gaps that show up in exam rooms.

What are the top priorities facing physicians across the country this year?

Pediatrician David Higgins, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., explains why true vaccine hesitancy is rarer than headlines suggest, how social media distorts the picture and what physicians can do to rebuild trust one conversation at a time.

Food should be whole, nutrient dense and free of added sugar, according to new federal recommendations.

Some physicians are pushing back on the catch-all label “provider,” saying it confuses patients, blurs credentials and chips away at professional identity.

Wearables, artificial intelligence and workplace care models push medicine further from the clinic and deeper into daily life, group says.

A physician expert discusses changes in RPM policy and reimbursement.