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CMS chief says outcomes-based pay can help patients while finally ending physicians' box-checking frustration.

The 3-part federal plan targets costs, red tape and corporate consolidation across commercial health insurance.

RFK Jr. appoints members to fill a panel that has not met in more than a year, but is influential on primary care.

Ballard Spahr says the Hikma v. Amarin decision makes it harder for brand-name drugmakers to sue over "skinny label" generics — a shift likely to speed generic competition and lower costs for patients

Reactions from five leading organizations were among thousands of public comments on the draft document.

Physician groups back ACCESS Model but warn CMS against care fragmentation

Top HHS leaders introduce ACCESS model with discussions of patient health, costs and technology.

A Lancet modeling study of 195 medicines estimates the Trump administration's GLOBE and GUARD pricing models could save Medicare up to $11.6 billion in their initial phase — but confidential manufacturer deals could erase nearly 80% of those savings.

The United States must address vaccine misinformation head-on or risk losing children to infectious disease.

Three health policy leaders argue that strengthening primary care payment isn't an attack on specialists — it's the fix the whole system needs.

Checks are due to start in October, and the administration has not said how it arrived at $500 or which years the disputed fees cover.

Rigid adherence thresholds in CMS's updated coverage decision leave doctors and suppliers guessing — and vulnerable patients at risk of losing a life-extending therapy

Since April, confidence in Anthony Fauci has fallen to just 50%, while Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is unchanged at 38%, in a survey fielded during the Senate contempt vote.

Despite major problems across U.S. health care, evidence shows what primary care is getting right.

An HHS video sent patients to a Medicare comment docket that has already drawn more than 19,000 submissions.

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Meanwhile, patients will pay because employers expect health insurance premiums to rise 10% in 2027.

CEO Casey Pittock says CMS's proposed CY2027 Physician Fee Schedule could bar third-party clinical staff from billing for remote monitoring services.

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Sage Growth Partners CEO Dan D'Orazio explains why fee-for-service incentives, disparate data and misaligned financial models — not a lack of technology — are keeping value-based care from taking hold.

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The 51-44 vote ends a yearlong vacancy atop one of the nation's top health agencies.

Structural financial incentives explain why value-based care has stalled — even as new data and payer-provider strategies show where the model is already working.

Medicare is requesting information, including physician commentary, on primary care and MAHA.

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