CMS has announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program. According to a Dec. 29 news release, the $50 billion initiative was established under President Donald Trump’s H.R.1 legislation. In 2026, states will receive…
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Dec. 12 signed the Medical Aid in Dying Bill, which will take effect in 2026. The law establishes eligibility criteria, physician responsibilities and participation protections for medical aid in dying. However, Springfield-based Hospital Sisters Health…
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 17 announced an agreement with the state legislature to make medical aid-in-dying available for terminally ill New York residents who have less than six months to live. Here are 10 things to know: 1. The…
Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against three major medical organizations alleging they “misled” the public and medical community regarding the reversibility and efficacy of gender-affirming care treatments. Here’s five things to know about the lawsuit: 1. The…
New Jersey is rolling out new obligations for physicians aimed at improving patient safety during sensitive medical exams. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has notified more than 67,000 physicians of new state medical board rules regarding breast, pelvic,…
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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…
Across Optum Health, Optum Insight and Optum Rx, 2025 marked a pivot from years of rapid expansion to focusing on value-based care and operational consistency. Here are seven ways Optum’s strategy shifted in 2025: 1. Refocusing on a core value-based…
A new law passed in Texas will allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures or distributes abortion drugs to or from the state, including out-of-state providers via telehealth, KFOX14 reported Dec. 1. Here are five things to know about…
A urologist at Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care has become the first in Illinois to perform a bladder control procedure using Medtronic’s Altaviva implant. Sarah Martin, DO, completed the procedure at DuPage Medical Group, part of Duly’s Chicagoland-based…
CMS released its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule Oct. 31, which included an “efficiency adjustment” of negative 2.5% work RVUs. Dozens of physician organizations condemned the rule and the reduction, with the American Medical Association arguing that reimbursement under Medicare…