Healthcare and politics have undoubtedly become intertwined in 2025 as the year saw the longest government shutdown on record due to partisan disagreements over extending ACA tax credits for health insurance. In a research paper published in October, Stanford (Calif.)…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
An Oregon physician is suing Department of Homeland Security officials after her application for a green card was denied. Nikhila Palle, MD, an internal medicine physician practicing at Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center, filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Homeland…
Healthcare has experienced a whirlwind of developments over the last year, from shifting national healthcare policies to rising costs and major technological advancements. Five physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the most important lessons they learned in 2025 and what…
Telehealth platforms powered by agentic AI, including virtual visits, remote patient monitoring, ambient clinical documentation and AI-driven triage face new and heightened cybersecurity risks in 2026, The AI Journal reported Dec. 2. These risks have become more serious as more…
Marshall, Mo.-based Fitzgibbon Hospital will close two primary care clinics, effective Dec. 31, as a part of a larger cut to certain services. The hospital will also close an inpatient behavioral health unit and Fitzgibbon Home Health and Hospice services.…
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CMS on Nov. 28 finalized a 1.3% pay cut for home health pay as one of its updates to the 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System. The updates also include both permanent and temporary adjustments tied to the patient-driven groupings…
In a viewpoint published Nov. 16 in Medpage Today, Venktesh Ramnath, MD, a professor and pulmonologist at the University of California San Diego, reflects on his experience with burnout, arguing that its prevalence reveals deeper issues in medicine. Dr. Ramnath…
The consolidation of independent physician practices by hospitals, insurers, corporate entities and private equity firms shows no signs of slowing down. In 2024, at least 47% of physicians were employed by or affiliated with hospital systems, up from 30% in…
Elevance Health has finalized a policy that will impose a 10% administrative penalty on facility claims if a non-contracted clinician is involved in the patient’s care with its Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial plans in 11 states. Here’s five…
Almost 34% of physicians identified as introverted in a Medscape survey of 15,000 physicians in 2018, a rate slightly higher than the U.S. average of 30%. In a Nov. 17 viewpoint published in Medscape, author Sarah Garone explores the challenges…