Policy

A professor of health policy analyzes CMS’ physician payment policy for 2026.

Private equity is still looking at medical practices, but they are looking for different things than before

Hospitals and health systems face tough market conditions, including indirect cuts through Medicaid reduction in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Physicians increasingly avoid ownership due to debt, burnout and admin burdens, forcing small practices to boost transferability and processes to protect valuations.

Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs at MGMA, joins the show to explain how shifting federal policy decisions are affecting physician practices and what medical groups should be watching in 2026.

Express Scripts says it has the same goal as the Federal Trade Commission: ‘Lowering drug costs for Americans.’

President Trump signed federal spending plan with new rules for PBMs; a leading PBM trade group says Big Pharma is to blame for high drug prices.

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

Congress approves a Medicare telehealth extension, community health center spending and more, ending the partial shutdown.

An Oregon Health & Science University analysis of five specialties across all states highlights "ghost" physicians, high-volume core participants and growing worries about access, especially in psychiatry.

Patients are paying more for health care. But what does that mean for your practice?

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

A conversation with Greg Grant, COO, Specialdocs Consultants.

A majority of states and Washington, D.C., are following pediatric groups and/or prior or state recommendations instead of new federal childhood vaccine guidance.

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

Pharma, MedTech and diagnostics still operate in separate lanes even as precision medicine, value-based care and outcome-focused models demand integrated systems of care.

Noncompete opponents seeking nationwide regulation should take their arguments to Congress, FTC chief says.

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

A conversation with the leader of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

FTC hears from physicians, other professionals about restrictions when workers leave or change jobs.

Innovaccer's 2026 “State of Revenue Lifecycle in Healthcare” report shows most organizations now run AI in live workflows, yet fragmented data and point solutions are slowing scale.

Advance notice projects 0.09% average increase as agency moves to tighten risk adjustment; insurer stocks drop.

The president of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine describes state of osteopathic medical education.

A conversation with the leader of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

Medical groups say stepped-up operations by federal agents are stoking fear, keeping patients from hospitals and raising safety concerns for clinicians.