State Attorneys General On Track to File Record Number of Lawsuits Against Trump Administration
State attorneys general (AGs) sued the federal government a record 138 times during the first Trump administration and…
Her spine surgery was denied. Doctors say it’s all too common.
“There’s a lot of gray zone decision-making in spine surgery,” DiGiorgio said. “You could show a patient presentation,…
That AI scribe your doctor is using? It may make your bill go up
Like any conscientious health policy Ph.D. student, Paige Nong went to the doctor for her free annual well…
How Will the 2025 Reconciliation Law Affect the Uninsured Rate in Each State?
President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025 a budget reconciliation package (formerly called the “One Big…
Section 1202 tax benefit defining health services
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code offers a valuable tax benefit—an exclusion of capital gains from gross…
Spending More, Gaining Less: Lowest-Income Koreans Derive the Least Value from Health Care Investment, New Research Reveals
Poorer Health, Smaller Gains Between 2010 and 2019, per capita health care spending in Korea increased from $1,211…
Prattville resident says city unlawfully offers healthcare benefits to part-time attorneys
Prattville resident Gerald Cimis has been warning the Prattville City Council for more than two years that it…
Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid cuts lopsided in blue and red states
Democratic-leaning states will feel more of the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful…
‘A health care legend’: Larry deGhetaldi, Sutter Health leader, mentor and advocate, dies at 69
Quick Take Dr. Larry deGhetaldi, a pioneering health care leader and longtime president of Sutter Health’s Santa Cruz…
Look to Competition, Not Mandates, to Lower Drug Prices
In May of this year, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to bring U.S. drug prices…
States crack down on AI for behavioral health care
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Earlier this month, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation…
Trans health care, price transparency, mosquito
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