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Beyond the MMR split, the order presses states to adopt a narrower vaccine list and directs the attorney general to challenge exemption limits.

What happens when the CDC steps back from outbreak surveillance? We’re seeing it in real time, a doctor says

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Physicians head into this back-to-school season with more than one immunization schedule in circulation, rising exemption rates and new counseling codes that payers are covering unevenly.

As the outbreak continues, here’s what physicians need to know about diagnosing cyclosporiasis this summer

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

A physician's FAQ guide to Medicare's visit-complexity add-on code

CMS is right to go after wasteful spending, but should use AI technology for accountability, not more prior authorizations

WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 44 measures of cost, access and outcomes.

Just 49% of adults can now consistently afford needed care and medications

WalletHub ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia on 44 measures of cost, access and outcomes.

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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Physicians drive savings, but AI could reward the intermediaries controlling ACOs.

The 13-10 vote sends Trump's third CDC pick to the full Senate, where a confirmation vote may not come until September.

Clinics and physician practices accounted for almost 30% of health care Chapter 11 filings in the first half of 2026, the one subsector climbing while the rest trended flat or down, according to a new Gibbins Advisors report.

2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule at heart of Primary Care Collaborative discussion

The OIG's own data suggest a narrower fix than the one CMS proposed

Medicare rates, prior authorization, telehealth and Medicaid coverage all change between Sept. 14, 2026, and Jan. 1, 2028.

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Health care economist Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., argues that two decades of inflation-eroded Medicare payment, not corporate ownership or management services organizations, is what is pushing independent practices to sell.

A framework published in npj Digital Medicine ranks patient care and staff experience alongside price, and says a health system that cannot score a tool across all five domains may not be ready to buy it.

Health care fraud, new payment models and AI are all in play in evolution of accountable care

RFK Jr. says California and Minnesota have to prove the legitimacy of claims before the money flows.