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Drug innovation should benefit patients. PBMs are preventing that from happening.
Health plans should directly contract with drug manufacturers to provide medications at transparent and affordable prices, argues Kathy Chang, head of trade relations at Blue Shield of California.
Kathy Chang • July 29, 2025 -
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The future of US healthcare depends on smarter immigration policies
A former HHS secretary argues healthcare should be able to utilize skilled immigrant clinicians to stem the effects of labor shortages.
Tom Price • March 20, 2025 -
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Navigating the 2024 proposed HIPAA security rule amendments
A new proposed rule aims to significantly amend the HIPAA security rule — these are the key updates to know.
Steven W. Teppler and Carly Rothstein • March 14, 2025 -
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Site-neutrality: A solution in search of a problem
Site-neutral payment policy is a distraction from the underlying causes of high healthcare costs and places providers at risk, argues Ascension’s chief health outcomes officer.
Richard Fogel • Jan. 29, 2025 -
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7 bold policies to reshape rural healthcare
The CEO of the American Academy of Family Physicians argues for policies to incentivize growth in the rural primary care workforce.
R. Shawn Martin • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Cybersecurity in healthcare: How hackers get in and how organizations can protect themselves
A cybersecurity expert explains why healthcare organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks — and how they can strengthen their defenses.
Sam Rubin • Oct. 21, 2024 -
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When managing a healthcare practice, what’s the value of prevention?
Here are the legal issues providers need to know as litigation increases around healthcare fraud and abuse, according to two experts.
Nadia de la Houssaye and Donald W. Washington • Oct. 10, 2024 -
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The unexpected consequences of hospital quality scores
One clinical affairs expert argues that it’s time to reexamine the federal Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program.
Alice Brewer • Sept. 27, 2024 -
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Telehealth providers at a crossroads: Navigating insurance, compliance and cash-only models amid state regulations
Providers using telehealth face an evolving landscape, and they must balance complexities around insurance, regulatory compliance and data privacy, argues one legal expert.
Paul Schmeltzer • Sept. 20, 2024 -
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California’s data exchange framework proves government can do big things
The secretary of California HHS argues the state’s new data exchange improves health equity and streamlines information.
Mark Ghaly • Sept. 12, 2024 -
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3 tips to building a robust AI security strategy
Organizations can reap bigger benefits from AI with guardrails and effective risk management strategies.
Anton Chuvakin • Aug. 21, 2024 -
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The Senate can protect the elderly by supporting nursing home staffing regulations — not overturning them
Lawmakers must uphold minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes to ensure quality care for the elderly, argues one legal expert.
Ed Dudensing • July 29, 2024 -
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Mental health benefits at work are getting better. Here’s how we can go further.
More employers than ever are focusing on mental health benefits. Congress must invest more and act soon to reauthorize telehealth extensions before it’s too late, argues the director of health policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Anna Vredenburgh • July 3, 2024 -
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Despite clinic closures, Walmart can still be a healthcare destination
A managing director at a global strategy firm makes the case for Walmart to continue pursuing healthcare customers through maximizing access to nutritious food.
Scott Bowman • June 27, 2024 -
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Price transparency enforcement is a shared responsibility
A principal strategist at Turquoise Health argues that regulatory enforcement is crucial for hospitals to post files compliant with price transparency goals.
Carol Skenes • June 20, 2024 -
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Nearly 20% of donated organs go unused — here’s how we can fix it and honor donors
The medical community needs to take “smart risks” to maximize organ donation use, according to the president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations.
Colleen McCarthy • Updated May 24, 2024 -
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Medical research is changing, data privacy laws have not
Congressional inaction regarding health privacy laws robs Americans of ownership over their health data, argues Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate HELP committee.
Senator Bill Cassidy • April 30, 2024 -
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No appointments available: America’s escalating primary care shortage
Chronic disinvestment and inadequate training have created a shortage of primary care workers, according to leaders at the Milbank Memorial Fund, National Association of Community Health Centers and others.
Christopher Koller, Kyu Rhee and R. Shawn Martin • April 15, 2024 -
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Predictions on 2024 healthcare M&A trends: What leaders need to know
A shift in funding sources, new regulatory policies in Medicare and technology advances may influence M&A in the sector next year, according to Samantha Prokop from law firm Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart.
Samantha L. Prokop • Dec. 22, 2023 -
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AI’s health equity revolution
René Quashie, an executive at the Consumer Technology Association, argues that artificial intelligence could be pivotal for the healthcare industry — with regulation and guardrails.
René Quashie • Oct. 13, 2023 -
Hospitals and digital health companies: making an emulsion from oil and water
Andreessen Horowitz partner Julie Yoo and Bassett Healthcare executive Paul Uhrig share their playbook for digital health entrepreneurs looking to partner with health systems.
Julie Yoo and Paul Uhrig • Oct. 5, 2023 -
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A matter of trust: More delays for the VA’s EHR system
Shira Fischer, a physician policy researcher at the Rand Corporation, discusses why user trust is key to improving the embattled Oracle Cerner rollout at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Shira Fischer • Sept. 29, 2023 -
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The one code Congress must support: G2211
Presidents of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians argue for reforms in the national physician payment system.
Tochi Iroku-Malize and Omar T. Atiq • Sept. 22, 2023 -
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A new threat to healthcare breakthroughs: litigation investment entities
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price identifies the dangers of litigation investment entities and their potential roadblocks to medical innovation.
Tom Price • Aug. 18, 2023 -
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5 predictions for private equity in healthcare
Grant Thornton principal Lisa Walkush explains why healthcare remains one of the most attractive options for private equity firms.
Lisa Walkush • Aug. 11, 2023
