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    CMS distributes rural health funds for 2026

    States received an average of $200 million to expand rural care access. Texas received the most money, while New Jersey received the least.

    By • Jan. 5, 2026
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    Time’s up: Enhanced ACA subsidies expire

    The expanded tax credits are officially dead after lawmakers failed to secure an extension before the end-of-year deadline. There’s still a chance, though a small one, that they could come back in 2026.

    By • Jan. 1, 2026
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    Novo Nordisk’s weight loss pill approved by FDA

    The clearance kicks off the next phase of an escalating battle for control of the obesity drug market. 

    By Jonathan Gardner • Dec. 23, 2025
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    Trump administration nixes Biden-era health IT policies, including AI ‘model cards’

    The proposed rules would pare back government guardrails around health information technology software, including some put forward by the Biden administration.

    By • Dec. 23, 2025
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    9 more drugmakers ink pricing deals with Trump

    President Trump said the agreements would significantly lower the prices of prescription medicines.

    By Kristin Jensen • Dec. 22, 2025
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    HHS seeks input on speeding AI adoption in clinical care

    The Trump administration has largely taken a deregulatory stance on artificial intelligence in a bid to avoid hampering the technology’s rollout.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Trump administration proposes stronger insurer price transparency requirements

    The proposed rule aims to tamp down on unwieldy price data files and change how some prices are reported.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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    Medicare unveils successor to ACO REACH

    The value-based care pilot will be replaced by ACO LEAD, a new model that providers and analysts say seems to address many of the problems posed by its predecessor.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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    Trump administration moves to bar hospitals from providing youth gender-affirming care

    Under new proposed rules, hospitals would lose federal funding if they offer treatments including puberty blockers, hormone therapy or surgical procedures to minors. 

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    House passes Republican health bill without ACA subsidy extension

    The legislation makes no mention of the financial assistance, setting the subsidies up to lapse in just a few weeks.

    By • Dec. 18, 2025
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    Lawmakers worry about new VA Oracle EHR rollouts

    Thirteen medical centers are scheduled to go live with the Oracle records system next year. But the embattled project hasn’t fully implemented most recommendations from the Government Accountability Office.

    By • Dec. 17, 2025
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    Wyden pushes EHR vendors to adopt data privacy features

    The influential senator pressed 10 health IT and EHR firms to implement features that give patients more control over the flow of their health data.

    By • Dec. 16, 2025
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    FDA gets mixed feedback on performance monitoring for AI

    Medtech industry groups said the FDA should use existing regulatory and quality tools to monitor performance, while medical groups said device manufacturers should be responsible for monitoring AI.

    By Elise Reuter • Dec. 16, 2025
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    Lawmakers say advanced nursing should count as a ‘professional degree’

    A bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing back against new reforms from the Trump administration that would lower borrowing caps for advanced nursing degrees, arguing they would exacerbate an existing workforce shortage.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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    FDA needs more staff, authority to oversee device recalls, watchdog finds

    “FDA's challenges — such as insufficient staffing — can create inefficiencies in the process and potentially put lives at risk,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

    By Elise Reuter • Dec. 15, 2025
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    Texas sues Epic over alleged EHR monopoly

    The suit also accuses Epic of restricting parents’ access to children’s medical records. Epic called the complaint “flawed and misguided.”

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Senate rejects competing health bills, setting up ACA subsidy lapse

    The failure of both bills means enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans will likely expire at the end of the year. Healthcare groups urged lawmakers to extend the subsidies, noting premiums could skyrocket.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Democrats’ ACA subsidy extension adds $83B to deficit, boosts insured: CBO

    The plan to extend the more generous financial assistance for three years is expected to go up for a vote in the Senate Thursday, alongside a Republican alternative that would replace the subsidies. 

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    Provider groups urge Trump administration to drop proposed HIPAA update

    The proposed cybersecurity rule, released during the waning days of the Biden administration, would add “substantial new financial burdens” on providers, the groups wrote to the HHS.

    By • Dec. 11, 2025
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    FDA pilots allowing digital health devices access to CMS payment program

    Companies can ask the FDA to waive premarket authorization and investigational device requirements while they collect real-world data in a CMS program.

    By Nick Paul Taylor • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Early ACA enrollment holds steady despite subsidy turmoil

    Some 5.8 million people have signed up for 2026 ACA plans so far, up about 7% year over year. Still, enrollment tends to shift over signup periods, so it’s too early to conclude that the Obamacare exchanges won’t shrink next year.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Crapo, Cassidy propose enhanced ACA subsidy alternative

    The legislation, which is scheduled for a vote Thursday, would send funds directly to health savings accounts paired with bronze or catastrophic plans offered on the Affordable Care Act exchanges.

    By • Dec. 10, 2025
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    Change cyberattack relief funding overpaid many hospitals: study

    But more than 300 hospitals didn’t participate in the CMS’ relief program, even though they faced financial disruption — and were more likely to be small and rural facilities, according to Health Affairs research.

    By • Dec. 9, 2025
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    1 in 4 ACA enrollees could go uninsured if subsidies lapse: KFF

    Nearly 60% of survey respondents said they wouldn’t be able to afford a $300 annual increase in healthcare costs without significantly disrupting their finances.

    By • Dec. 8, 2025
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    Aya Healthcare, Cross Country terminate staffing acquisition following FTC scrutiny

    The companies said extensive antitrust review made an acquisition untenable. Regulators said the deal would have “eliminated head-to-head competition” between two of the largest staffing service firms.

    By • Dec. 8, 2025