Policy

How primary care can bring cancer-screening logic to cognitive health on World Alzheimer’s Day (and every day).

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.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

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

A new Physicians Foundation survey finds 36% of physicians say they or a colleague feared seeking mental health care because of questions on licensing, credentialing or insurance applications.

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

Private insurance helps patients get care, but does not cover all costs, according to study by The Commonwealth Fund

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.

Federal contracts, Medicare pilots and new state laws have pushed artificial intelligence from the edges of clinical practice into the middle of it.

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.

What counts as a qualifying employer, whether residency payments count and which repayment plans still earn credit after the 2026 overhaul.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

The CBO projects about 5.2 million adults will drop off Medicaid under the new rules that begin Jan. 1. Medical Economics spoke with Pear Suite co-founder and CEO Colby Takeda about the CHW workforce states are leaning on to reach them.

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.

New national research shows health systems and health plans still can't get provider data right — and the fallout lands squarely on physician practices

Kansas court records reviewed by The New York Times show the practice charged 18% annual interest, garnished bank accounts and pursued arrest warrants over balances as small as $101.

The Pay PCPs Act of 2026 would blend prospective per-patient payments with fee-for-service, halve beneficiary cost sharing for primary care and exempt participating physicians from MIPS.

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.

WalletHub scored all 50 states and Washington, D.C., on 16 vaccination metrics. The bottom 10 holds the state with the highest kindergarten exemption rate in the country, and one whose kindergarten coverage is among the highest anywhere.