July 15th 2025
Shelter and medical care costs rise again; Fed expected to hold rates amid tariff-fueled inflation.
Low-income patients face more health insurance denials and are less likely to successfully challenge them compared to higher-income patients
July 14th 2025
RFK Jr., Oz announce 60-day comment period for next year’s plan.
U.S. AG Pam Bondi: “Dr. Moore gave his patients a choice when the federal government refused to do so.”
July 11th 2025
The abrupt postponement of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force meeting fuels fears of political interference and upheaval in evidence-based medical guidance.
Drug prices: Utilization management with insurance and patients
A discussion about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program with Adina Lasser, director of public policy and government affairs with the Alliance for Aging Research.
Drug prices: Formulary inclusion vs. formulary placement
Trump, Musk plan 'large-scale' reduction of federal workforce: What will happen to health agencies?
It remains unclear how Trump's executive order on workforce reductions will impact federal health agencies.
Drug prices: Expensive, but for whom?
Drug prices: Another way to interpret negotiations for cost
Drug prices: Introducing research and patient advocacy group AAR
Federal leaders turning their backs on doctors with Medicare reimbursement cut, medical groups say
Congress could rectify the situation in upcoming spending bill or with pending legislation.
Health care profits flow to shareholders, not patient care, study finds
Yale researchers revealed $2.6 trillion in payouts over two decades, raising concerns about affordability and reinvestment.
Trump, Musk, DOGE access at CMS needs investigation, Democratic lawmakers say
Legislators question Health and Human Services leaders about potential for wrongful disclosure of private health information.
Physician disciplinary action in the age of telehealth
New York’s licensure rules can complicate cross-state medical practice with potential widespread professional repercussions.
Trump administration health priorities: A survey asks Americans for top issues
Gallup, Emory University post findings about highest priorities for government leaders right now.
Leading physician groups: Restoring online CDC, NIH data ‘a public health imperative’
Several leading physician groups issued a statement condemning the removal of data from federal government websites and databases in compliance with recent executive orders.
Health care a leading sector for adding jobs in January 2025 unemployment report
Agency logs national data for transition month between Biden and Trump administrations.
Hospital performance showed continued stability in 2024
Expenses continued to rise throughout the year, but they did not outpace inflation
DOGE turns focus to CMS spending, contracts, news report says
WSJ: Department of Government Efficiency examines payment and contracting systems.
Time has come for CMS to pare down prior authorizations: AMGA
Comments on 2026 rule include suggestions on behavioral health, AI and more.
Medical device group asks for exemption from tariffs
AdvaMed points to supply chain risks if tariffs are applied to medical devices
RFK Jr. gets key vote, moves closer to confirmation as HHS secretary
Kennedy’s controversial nomination advances to a full Senate vote after a 14-13 party-line decision.
Trump HHS nominee RFK Jr. gets nod from Senate Finance Committee
Meeting includes statements for and against Kennedy, known for vaccine skepticism.
Health care drivers – and headwinds – for 2025 and beyond
An analysis by Gibbins Advisors.
2024 health care bankruptcies down from 2023, but still greater than recent average
Steward Health Care tops list as biggest hospital sector bankruptcy in decades, analyst says.
Do subscription services for drugs actually work?
Study examined Amazon’s RxPass to see how it affected medication adherence and cost
ACP urges Medicare expansion to cover obesity medications
Amid mounting evidence of GLP-1 receptor agonists’ efficacy as weight loss drugs, ACP calls on policymakers to ensure access for patients in need.
Trump tariffs and health care: Protecting the national interest or driving up prices?
Health care organizations react to president’s declaration on imported medicines and medical equipment.
What they’re saying about the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act 2025
A slideshow with statements of support.
Bill would restore Medicare physician reimbursement for 2025
Legislation could counter total 6.43% budget cut, but time is ticking away, doctors say.
Who is Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD? A pivotal RFK Jr. vote
Sen. Cassidy, a physician and HELP Committee chairman, was "struggling" with RFK Jr.’s nomination at the conclusion of Thursday’s confirmation hearing.
RFK Jr.’s second confirmation hearing: Committee chairman ‘struggling’ with nomination
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee pressed Kennedy on past comments regarding vaccine safety, Medicare knowledge and drug pricing as confirmation vote looms.
Trump health care nominees, policies have health care organizations waiting for more
Administration, advocates could find common ground with opportunities to improve health care for physicians and patients.
Trump nominee for HHS secretary RFK Jr. faces Senate scrutiny in first confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nominee for HHS secretary, clashed with senators over his views on vaccines, abortion access and health care finances in his first confirmation hearing.