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Healthcare affordability is emerging as one of the defining anxieties heading into the 2026 midterms, as rising premiums, ballooning deductibles and even upfront payment demands reshape how voters think about their coverage.  For a wave of Democratic physicians and nurses…

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria ruled Sept. 3 that federal immigration authorities cannot access Medicaid data belonging to immigrants who hold valid, nonexpired visas, Courthouse News reported Sept. 3.  The ruling, issued in the Northern District of California, clarifies the…

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., sued more than 700 patients over unpaid bills during his more than two-decade career as a practicing OB-GYN in Kansas, and courts issued arrest warrants against 81 of those patients for missing related court dates, The…

UnitedHealthcare released the specific procedure codes it will exempt from prior authorization Sept. 1 as part of the insurer’s previous pledge to reduce requirements by 30% before the end of 2026.  The code lists cover 1,700 procedure codes for a…

Physicians who marry physicians are managing two demanding careers, two call schedules and, often, twice the medical school debt.  In an Aug. 30 report, Medscape published survey data and testimonials from physicians who are married to other physicians, providing insights…

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is suing HHS and the USDA, alleging the agencies violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act by scrapping science-based recommendations from the government’s official nutrition advisory panel in favor of an undisclosed group with deep…

Eighty-two percent of practicing physicians in the U.S. are now employed by a hospital, health system or other corporate entity, a shift that has moved a widening set of clinical decisions out of physicians’ hands alone, including where to send…

Four Catholic physicians, a Roman Catholic bishop and a Lutheran nursing home have sued to block Illinois from enforcing its new assisted-dying law, arguing the statute forces health care providers to violate their religious beliefs and free speech rights. The…

Mishawaka, Ind.-based Franciscan Alliance has partnered with Millennium Physician Group to expand value-based care and primary care access across Indiana. Fort Myers, Fla.-based Millennium is part of a national value-based care platform partially owned by Elevance Health. The partnership will…

Cleveland Clinic has opened its sixth Florida concierge medicine practice in Naples, expanding access to personalized primary care in the region. The new practice launched Aug. 10. According to an Aug. 10 news release, Clayton Rabens, MD, a board-certified family…