HCA Healthcare executives shrug off Q1’s volumes disruptions
HCA Healthcare executives worked to reassure investors that lower-than-expected patient volumes during the first quarter are in the past and...
Are Health Insurance Companies the Reason for Our Health System’s Ills?
In this JAMA Health Forum column, KFF’s Larry Levitt examines the criticism that health insurance companies are facing from political leaders, and...
Your Gut Bacteria May Hold Early Clues to Parkinson’s Risk
Most people picture Parkinson’s as a brain condition with tremors, stiff muscles, a slower walk. But here’s the surprising part:...
Bill would increase oversight of Medicare Advantage plans
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives proposed bipartisan legislation Monday aimed at strengthening Medicare Advantage plan oversight to ensure...
7 reasons for claims errors and how to avoid them
At A Glance Missing or incomplete documentation, coding errors, and duplicate claims are among the most preventable claims errors. However,...
What We Know from the Latest PEPFAR Data: Analysis of FY 2025 Quarter 4 Results
Since the start of the second Trump administration, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the U.S. global HIV/AIDS...
CMS, FDA unveil RAPID program for breakthrough medical devices
The Trump administration unveiled a new program to speed up Medicare coverage for breakthrough devices, touting that the new pathway...
What to Know About the BALANCE Model for GLP-1s in Medicare and Medicaid
Editorial Note On April 21, 2026, CMS announced that the BALANCE Model will not be implemented in Medicare Part D...
CHS reports low volumes, earnings dip for Q1 2026
Community Health Systems posted a loss for the first quarter of 2026 that fell below the market’s expectations as well...
Breaking Down the U.S. Global Health Budget by Program Area
This fact sheet provides a historical overview of U.S. funding for global health by program area over the past decade....
