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Nov 4, 2026
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3 min read
Open enrollment opens November 1. Four point six million people already left the individual market while the field argued about drug prices.
Oct 28, 2026
4 min read
Medicare open enrollment opens October 15. CMS made plan level prior authorization data public in March, and the advocacy field left it on the shelf.
Oct 21, 2026
CMS cancelled coverage for more than 760,000 people six weeks before Open Enrollment and published no way for any of them to find out or fight back.
Oct 14, 2026
Four PBMs now hold 75 percent of the market, and every one of the ten largest shares an owner with a health insurer. Patients pay for that structure at the counter.
Oct 7, 2026
11 min read
September rewarded everyone with a seat at the table. Drugmakers traded concessions for exemptions, arbiters collected a fee per dispute, and vendors earned a cut of every denied claim. Patients got a letter, a bill, or a paperwork deadline.
Mar 5, 2026
9 min read
TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT LIVED EXPERIENCE SCALES HARM AT MACHINE SPEED
Mar 3, 2026
Regulatory crackdowns, cost escalation, accountability in advocacy, and accelerating technology are forcing healthcare leaders to demonstrate real impact. March reveals those who adapt, execute, and those who will get exposed.
Feb 26, 2026
10 min read
WHY FEDERAL THEATER WITHOUT STATE REFORM WILL LEAVE PATIENTS STUCK IN THE SAME CLOSED LOOP
Feb 19, 2026
16 min read
Follow The Money. Decode the Contracts. Expose the Architecture That Turns Invisible Incentives Into Visible Patient Harm.
Feb 12, 2026
15 min read
Innovation is accelerating. Access is stalling. Patients pay the price in the gap between the two.
Feb 4, 2026
Where policy, pricing pressure, community trust, and technology collide and patients feel it first - looking back at January's kickoff to 2026.
Jan 22, 2026
Early Engagement is Valuable, But We Must Consider Optics
Jan 15, 2026
But hey, they claim they're not practicing medicine!
Jan 13, 2026
8 min read
The December 2025 PEST recap and what it means for patients heading into 2026...with a special surprise to empower patients as voters!
