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50 states just got marching orders from CMS. Are you ready? Dr. Mehmet Oz, the new CMS Administrator, just dropped a directive that's about to shake up Medicaid provider networks nationwide. All 50 states must ...

72 hours to approve or deny. CMS just rewrote the rules. Starting this year, health plans must respond to prior authorization requests within 3 days for urgent cases. Seven days for standard requests. No more ...

The U.S. just captured 76% of ALL global digital health funding. $5.34 billion in Q1 2026 alone. But here's what's really happening beneath the surface: Deal volume is DOWN, yet average deal sizes MORE THAN ...

Healthcare AI just pulled in $100M+ this week. Here's who got funded. $77 million to Iterative Health (Series C) $12 million to Lungpacer Medical (Convertible Note) $3 million to TietAI (Seed) $1 million to Depth ...

What if AI could catch the lung cancer your doctor missed? New data from ARRS 2026 just stopped me in my tracks. An FDA-cleared AI tool called qXR-LN improved detection of missed lung nodules on ...

MRI just became a molecular microscope for your entire body. Philips dropped something game-changing at ISMRM 2026 yesterday: the Titanion MR with 150 mT/m gradient performance. Think about what this means 🔬 We're no longer ...

Nebraska just became America's healthcare policy laboratory. On May 1st, they flipped the switch on Medicaid work requirements, 7 months ahead of the federal deadline. 72,000 Nebraskans now need to prove 80 hours of monthly ...

FQHCs just got their biggest funding boost in a decade. But here's the reality check: It might not be enough. Congress approved $4.6 billion for the Community Health Center Fund through December 2026, up from ...