Policy

American College of Physicians President Jason Goldman, M.D., MACP joins the show to talk about medical misinformation.

Discussion gets into science and balance of public health with personal autonomy.

What the official language from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the Vaccines for Children resolution states.

Commission cites stable access and strengthening finances, urges targeted support for hospitals caring for more low-income Medicare patients.

Do parents really know every shot and treatment that happens to newborns?

Deliberations run for hours and vote is to come during two-day meeting.

Jared Rhoads, M.S., M.P.H., joins the show with a different take on private equity.

Commission staff present chair’s draft recommendation for a 0.5-point boost above current law as survey data show Medicare outperforms commercial coverage on access and wait times.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices opens third meeting under tenure of HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

ACP President Jason M. Goldman, MD, MACP, continues his discussion on the current state of vaccines and medical misinformation and disinformation.

New polling reveals declining confidence in the CDC after autism-vaccine claims were added to federal guidance, with Americans leaning toward guidance from the American Medical Association when recommendations clash.

A new study reveals private equity's detrimental impact on health care, leading to staffing cuts, increased patient risks and calls for physician advocacy.

More immigrant adults are skipping medical visits and worrying about physicians sharing their information with federal authorities, KFF-New York Times survey shows.

Medical misinformation, confusion and doubt are affecting the way physicians deliver health care.

What the organization is doing may be legal, but is it ethical?

Kulldorff steps down from vaccine review panel; HHS announces additional leaders.

Krista Blackwell, Ph.D., joins the show to break down the new CDC and American Heart Association reports on ultraprocessed foods.

New federal loan limits in the OBBBA threaten to increase medical school debt and worsen physician shortages, impacting diversity in health care.

The U.S. lost 11% of its rural family physician workforce from 2017 to 2023, with the steepest declines in the Northeast.

Loren Adler, fellow and associate director at the Brookings Institution’s Center on Health Policy, joins the show to discuss how payer ownership is reshaping primary care and what it means for independent physicians.

A slideshow primer based on updated guidance from CMS.

New study argues physician ownership in rural areas would sink community hospitals.

A West Health-Gallup survey of nearly 20,000 adults finds large differences in health care affordability, access and quality across the U.S.

CMS administrator outlines payment changes, Medicaid reforms, fraud efforts and a plan to overhaul prior authorization during his speech at the AMA Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates.

A panel of physicians, practice leaders and health care experts unpacks what true independence looks like in 2025 and breaks down how practices can strengthen their footing for the years ahead.