Policy

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices sparks comments from pro-vaxxers.

Donald Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., joins the show to talk about the future of medical research.

Committee supports improving the testing levels for all pregnant women; physicians question ACIP’s analysis methods.

Health Care Cost Institute analysis highlights shrinking investment, wide state variation and sharper rural reliance on primary care.

ACIP ties in vote on requiring a doctor’s order, so the committee chair broke the tie with a ‘no.’

Medicaid cuts threaten essential care for special needs children, risking their health and increasing costs. There is a better solution.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices evaluates shots as hepatitis B grows rarer in U.S. health care.

Physicians want a say as Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices takes up MMRV vaccine safety.

Vaccines for Children program coverage will remain unchanged, according to vote.

Members describe experience with vaccines, patients, research and more.

Leader of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices offers opening statement to begin two-day meeting.

Uncertainty builds among physicians, patients, insurers as medical groups try to fill leadership gap on vaccines.

The Doctors Company warns economic and social inflation are driving higher malpractice costs, fueled by large verdicts and litigation financing.

Susan Monarez, PhD, testifies before Senate HELP Committee.

A JAMA viewpoint argues new reimbursement policies may deliver long-sought revenue to primary care, though uptake, staffing and fee cuts elsewhere cloud the outlook.

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gets 3 physicians, pharmacist, epidemiologist.

New national poll highlights partisan divides and confusion as federal policy shifts under RFK Jr.’s HHS.

CMS announces application details as RFK calls it ‘the largest investment ever made’ to improve rural health.

MGMA, Accountable for Health offer analyses of 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Comments published about next year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

CMS is at a decision point: How to improve regulation while maintaining access

Trump’s “most favored nation” drug pricing order could lower costs but raise new challenges for physicians, patients and pharma.

Robert G.G. Piccinini, D.O., D.FACN, recently-appointed president of the American Osteopathic Association, joins the show to talk leadership, mental health and his goals as president.

RFK says ‘pharmaceutical ads hooked this country on prescription drugs,’ so a crackdown is coming.

WalletHub's latest report shows where immunization coverage lags the most across the United States.