Policy

Total enrollment passed 100,000 for the first time, even as applications only recently began to recover from several years of decline, according to new AAMC data.

Lawsuit filed over parental access to children’s medical records piles on allegations of anticompetitive behavior by Epic.

But claims are ‘terrible, terrible distortion’ of facts about shots against diseases, ACIP member argues.

New JAMA analysis tracks employer-sponsored insurance, wages and inflation from 1999 to 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 U.S. adults finds large differences in health care affordability, access and quality across the country.

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.