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CMS Radiology Cuts Despite Medicare Boost
A 3.26% Medicare boost that's actually a 2% cut for radiologists? Yes, you read that right. CMS just dropped the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and the math doesn't add up the way you'd think. ...
Lung Cancer Screening Breakthrough
4% vs 72%. This gap is killing women. Only 4% of at-risk women get their recommended lung cancer screening. Yet 72% get their mammograms. Why the massive difference? Same population. Same risk factors. Same healthcare ...
Illinois $50M CHC Investment Amid Federal Cuts
While Congress debates, Illinois just wrote a $50M check for community health. Yesterday, Governor Pritzker announced $50 million in Rebuild Illinois grants for community health centers and FQHCs. Up to $3 million per provider for ...
FQHC Funding Cliff Crisis
In 48 hours, 31 million Americans might lose their doctor. The Community Health Center Fund expires January 30, 2026. This isn't just another funding deadline. It's a healthcare catastrophe in slow motion. 💔 Here's what's ...
AI Cancer Detection Revolution
500 million cells. One AI. The future of cancer care just shifted. The Cancer Research Institute just dropped something massive. They're partnering with 10x Genomics to analyze 20,000 cancer samples using AI, creating the most ...
340B Rebate Model Crisis for FQHCs
FQHCs are about to face a 340B cash flow nightmare. HRSA's new 340B rebate pilot just flipped the script on how community health centers buy medications, and the timing couldn't be worse. Starting January 1, ...
Radiology AI Detects 14 Conditions at Once
One AI just replaced 14 radiology tools. Game changer or hype? Yesterday changed radiology forever. The FDA cleared Aidoc's CARE foundation model, the first AI to detect 14 acute conditions from a single abdominal CT ...
Kaiser AI Scribe Rollout Changes Healthcare Forever
24,000 doctors just got AI assistants. This changes everything. Kaiser Permanente just pulled off something that seemed impossible two years ago. They deployed Abridge's AI documentation system across 40 hospitals and 600+ medical offices. Not ...







