June 1, 2026
(NYT) – Yet legalizing medical aid in dying, or MAID, has been and remains a long, contentious process. Catholic leadership and many disability organizations staunchly oppose it. (Pope Leo XIV personally asked Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker not to sign the … Read More
May 29, 2026
(NYT) – I am a physician who runs her state’s health agency. I had good insurance, paid leave and a fluency with institutions most new mothers should never need. What I did not have was a single provider who could … Read More
May 15, 2026
(NBC News) – A sweeping federal spending package signed by President Donald Trump last year — his “big, beautiful bill” — is expected to slash Medicaid funding by about $1 trillion over the coming decade, just as many states are … Read More
May 14, 2026
(AP) – The steps come as people across the United States have raised concerns about rising health costs and barriers to access, sometimes from the federal government’s own actions. New work requirements in Medicaid, for example, are expected to strain … Read More
May 13, 2026
(TechCrunch) – Neil Batlivala has spent seven years building a healthcare company that most of the tech industry has never heard of and that serves a patient population most of Silicon Valley ignores. But last month, that work put him … Read More
May 5, 2026
(Vox) – A medical field that almost died is quietly fixing one disease at a time. In a lab room, a toddler, deaf from birth, sits while a tone plays. There’s no reaction. His face does not change. Six weeks … Read More
May 4, 2026
(KFF Health News) – Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and … Read More
April 28, 2026
(ProPublica) – A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits. For … Read More
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
