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Sep 23, 2026
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3 min read
The No Surprises Act protected patients from unexpected bills. Its arbitration system now faces scrutiny over volume, costs, and incentives.
Sep 16, 2026
6 min read
Federal regulators are writing the evaluation principles for clinical AI with every stakeholder at the table except the people the technology gets used on.
Sep 9, 2026
8 min read
August rebuilt the machinery that decides whether a patient reaches treatment, and the people who take the drugs left almost no fingerprints on the drafting.
Sep 2, 2026
5 min read
An insurer can own the company that reviews its own denials and keep the money when the answer comes back no. A former FTC policy director wrote the fix after her father died waiting for one.
Aug 26, 2026
4 min read
Medicaid bought groceries, paid rent, and covered bus fare. The state came out $164 per person per month ahead. The evidence has sat in public since June and most of the industry still has not read it.
Jan 22, 2026
9 min read
Early Engagement is Valuable, But We Must Consider Optics
Jan 15, 2026
10 min read
But hey, they claim they're not practicing medicine!
Jan 13, 2026
The December 2025 PEST recap and what it means for patients heading into 2026...with a special surprise to empower patients as voters!
Jan 8, 2026
7 min read
That margin tells you everything about how the game works
Dec 30, 2025
Your Crisis Is Their Gain...
Dec 18, 2025
Government subsidies are consistently captured by sophisticated intermediaries in healthcare rather than intended recipients...
Dec 11, 2025
We need to have the conversation about fertility before it's too late.
Dec 3, 2025
Fraud is perpetuated, and baseline budgeting just folds it into next year's budget
Dec 2, 2025
13 min read
POLICY, PRICES, PEOPLE, AND THE QUIET FIGHT OVER WHO ACTUALLY GETS CARE