Policy

A new report finds steep declines in rural physician numbers and small practice closures — raising alarm about access, consolidation and the corporatization of care.

Make America Healthy Again Report sparks responses across health care, food industry.

Speculation mounts on potential changes and timing for federal spending plan already approved in House of Representatives.

MedPAC is a key adviser to Congress on Medicare pay for physicians.

Tom Price, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon and former secretary of HHS joins the show to talk about how immigration policy reform could help address the health care workforce shortage.

Key inflation gauge increased 0.1% for the month, putting the annual rate at 2.1%

An expert physician panel discusses how vaccine policy has gone wrong under the Trump administration, why misinformation has flourished and what individual physicians can do to win back patient trust.

Medical groups warn of eroding trust, reduced access and insurance fallout after HHS bypasses expert vaccine advisory panel.

Aledade and ACOs press CMS to fix benchmarking error that could slash shared savings

A new analysis shows that structural forces — not patient need — shape who gets primary care.

While attention on physician wellness from a television show is welcome, these doctors have been working on the issue for years. Hear their story

RFK Jr. announces the removal of COVID-19 vaccines from immunization recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, sparking concerns over vaccine skepticism and public health trust.

Peterson Center on Healthcare analyzes Medicare data to make policy recommendations for remote patient monitoring.

An expert physician panel discusses how vaccine policy has gone wrong under the Trump administration, why misinformation has flourished and what individual physicians can do to win back patient trust.

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

A ScienceSoft report finds technology and demand are in place, but regulatory uncertainty looms.

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare, explains a new analysis of use and payment for remote monitoring technologies.

Food, chemicals, behavior, medicine all play a role in helping or hurting Americans’ health, according to new MAHA report, but farmers say there’s junk science behind some claims.

AAFP board chair details potential effects in critique of federal spending plan.

Responses focus on health care as House approves One Big Beautiful Bill federal spending legislation.

HHS has made changes, but lawmakers want prior auth procedures codified in law.

As Trump and Congress debate the Big Beautiful Bill, public health, medical research, and Medicaid could ‘Make America Healthy Again’ — if the nation pays for them.