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CMO
Rural Health Providers Could Be Collateral Damage from $100K Trump Visa Fee
A new presidential proclamation aimed at the tech industry's use of H-1B visas is making it harder for rural providers...
Payer
HSAs, Backed by GOP, Cover Fancy Saunas but Not Insurance Premiums
The Republican proposals come on the heels of a White House-led change to extend HSA eligibility to more ACA enrollees.
Technology
Kaiser Permanente to Pay $46M for Patient Data Breach
The health system is settling a class action lawsuit after finding that data-tracking technology used on its websites and apps...
Payer
Feds Promised 'Radical Transparency' but Are Withholding Rural Health Fund Applications
KFF Health News filed records requests for states' complete applications. Some have refused to release any of their materials.
Innovation
Podcast: A Few Good Things from 2025 (Really)
In the states, there were some wins for healthcare access.
Payer
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington's Retreat from Big Ideas on Healthcare
As health costs reach a crisis point, a yawning gulf exists between voters' desire for more aggressive action and the...
Innovation
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Chemtrail? New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS
A fringe concept has spread among adherents of the MAHA movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of...
Payer
RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash
'It's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.' Robert F. Kennedy...
CMO
This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.
The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in healthcare how to work with aging...
Payer
Why Democrats Are Casting the Gov't. Shutdown as a Healthcare Showdown
Democrats see the high-stakes standoff as a chance to talk about affordable health care as millions of Americans.
Payer
Shutdown Halts Some Health Services as Political Risks Test Parties' Resolve
Ramifications from a shutdown on public health systems and health programs will be felt far beyond Washington, D.C., halting almost...
Innovation
At Least 170 U.S. Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making it Worse.
At many of these hospitals, flooding from heavy storms has the potential to jeopardize patient care, block access to emergency...