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Medicare just quietly launched its biggest AI experiment yet. Starting January 1, 2026, the WISeR Model (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) went live in New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington. This isn't another ...

22 million Americans just got priced out of healthcare overnight. On January 1, the ACA enhanced subsidies expired. Congress let them die. The numbers are staggering: 📈 Average premium increases: 114% 💸 Monthly costs jumping ...

The FDA just received a petition that could change radiology AI forever. On January 2, 2026, a citizen petition landed on the FDA's desk proposing something radical: let radiology AI systems update themselves without going ...

The ICU just got its first thinking brain drain. The FDA approved something remarkable yesterday: an AI system that autonomously manages brain pressure in critically ill patients. BrainSpace's Intellidrop doesn't just monitor intracranial pressure. It ...

22 million Americans just got a 114% healthcare premium increase overnight. The enhanced ACA subsidies expired January 1, 2026, and Congress failed to act. This isn't just a policy failure, it's a healthcare catastrophe unfolding ...

FQHCs just got their biggest operational overhaul in a decade. And most health center executives don't realize what just hit them. HRSA is transitioning all 1,400+ FQHCs to four-year performance periods (from three years), while ...

Did we just witness the end of health IT red tape? On December 22, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy dropped a regulatory bombshell: HTI-5. 34 of 60 health IT certification criteria, gone. 7 more, ...

Did we just witness the end of health IT red tape? On December 22, the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy dropped a regulatory bombshell: HTI-5. 34 of 60 health IT certification criteria, gone. 7 more, ...