April 17, 2026
(WSJ) – The number of octogenarians is growing and they have big ideas for spending, healthcare and housing The first of the youth-obsessed baby boomers turn 80 this year, including President Trump, and they want to shake up old age. … Read More
April 9, 2026
(New York Times) – While chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT can help narrow the information divide between patients and providers, they can also dispense flawed advice. At a time when health care costs top Americans’ financial worries, more patients are … Read More
April 7, 2026
(WSJ) – A big reason is the high prices Americans pay for surgeries and drugs Americans spend more on healthcare than anyone else in the world. Just insuring a family here costs nearly $27,000 a year, enough to buy a … Read More
April 3, 2026
(MIT Technology Review) – There’s a clear demand for chatbots that provide health advice, given how hard it is for many people to access it through existing medical systems. And some research suggests that current LLMs are capable of making … Read More
March 20, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Now the top half of her head was shaved and staples ran in a ladder across it. IVs were taped to each arm, and a machine next to her bed was helping her breathe. She couldn’t speak. … Read More
March 19, 2026
(CBC) – Province says doctors and nurses are accepting jobs in urban and rural areas all over B.C. “I was horrified,” she said, recalling the day four people were killed, including two fellow doctors. “I came home from the lockdown … Read More
March 19, 2026
(CNN) – Forgoing food. Cutting back on utilities. Driving less. Borrowing money. These are the sacrifices that tens of millions of people are making to afford their health care expenses, according to a West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America … Read More
March 13, 2026
(CBS News) – A CBS News analysis of records for every hospice operating in Los Angeles County finds indications of fraud are growing. The state says it proceeded to investigate and revoke the licenses of 280 hospices. But since then, … Read More
March 12, 2026
(WSJ) – Some companies have found lucrative opportunities to capitalize on a growing need, billing long hours and extracting payments as high as $800 an hour The business of providing therapy to children with autism has surged in recent years … Read More
March 10, 2026
(WSJ) – Federal investigators are uncovering new layers of fraud in government programs, with a Minnesota man pleading guilty last week to bilking Medicaid by setting up a sham autism center. Meantime, a federal audit last week revealed how Medicaid … Read More
March 9, 2026
(CNBC) – Eli Lilly on Thursday launched a new program designed to help more employers cover obesity drugs in the U.S., targeting a major barrier to access for patients. Lilly and its chief rival, Novo Nordisk, have moved to slash … Read More
March 2, 2026
(New York Times) – Citing rising costs and shortfalls in federal support, about 20 states are toughening eligibility requirements for patients in drug assistance programs. Tens of thousands of Americans are losing access to treatment for H.I.V. as nearly 20 … Read More
February 24, 2026
(NBC New) – A recent lawsuit is challenging one company, EmblemHealth, over its so-called ghost network of mental health providers. These inaccurate or misleading physician directories have for years been an obstacle for patients seeking in-network providers and have even … Read More
February 19, 2026
(New York Times) – Last summer, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he could tell that someone was having “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them. The nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, features mitochondria prominently in her … Read More
February 11, 2026
(Minnesota Star Tribune) – The school is changing an elective course while still working with the Eden Prairie-based health care giant after students raised concerns. The University of Minnesota is revising a Medical School class financially supported by UnitedHealth Group … Read More
February 11, 2026
(NPR) – But amid low compliance and other struggles implementing the policy since it took effect in 2021, the available price data is sparse and often confusing. And instead of patients shopping for medical services, it’s mostly health systems and … Read More
February 10, 2026
(The Atlantic) – Many problems contribute to these shifts—insufficient investments in infrastructure, budget cuts in state and local health departments, the growing drug resistance of bacteria. Yet underlying all of the outbreaks, and even gun and opioid deaths, is a … Read More
February 5, 2026
(New York Times) – The Federal Trade Commission announced on Wednesday that it had reached a settlement with Cigna’s Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, over its role in driving up insulin prices. Express Scripts will … Read More
February 2, 2026
(New York Times) – Obamacare’s open enrollment period is over, and Americans around the country are facing higher health insurance costs. But the increases have been particularly steep for one group of people. People who earn $62,600 or less — … Read More
January 28, 2026
(WSJ) – Monthly health-insurance bills are rocketing higher for middle-income earners who rely on Obamacare Millions of Americans are starting to see their monthly health-insurance bills rise, a new pressure point for a nation still frustrated with the high cost … Read More
January 22, 2026
(Wired) – A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care. When immigration agents enter hospitals, and … Read More
January 22, 2026
(New York Times) – More than 300 Times Opinion readers responded to a January invitation to share their experience of rising health care costs. They included a cancer patient who shifted care mid-recovery to a new insurance plan that doesn’t … Read More
January 20, 2026
(NPR) – In May, Cole completed a several-months-long gene therapy treatment that helps reprogram the body’s stem cells to produce healthy red blood cells. She was one of the first Medicaid enrollees nationally to benefit from a new payment model … Read More
January 14, 2026
(WSJ via MSN) – UnitedHealth Group deployed aggressive tactics to collect payment-boosting diagnoses for its Medicare Advantage members, a Senate committee investigating the company’s practices said. In Medicare Advantage, the federal government pays insurers a lump sum to oversee medical … Read More
January 14, 2026
(New York Times) – That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies. About 1.4 million fewer people have enrolled in Obamacare coverage this year in the face of soaring … Read More
