State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt
Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment…
State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt
Lawmakers in at least eight states this year are aiming to reel in wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills. The legislation introduced in Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington builds on efforts made in other states in past years. This latest push for patient protections comes as the Trump administration has backed…
Trump’s Transparent Hospital Pricing Pays Off for Industry — But Not So Much for Patients
“We’re going to post that, all the prices for everything,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared at a recent event held by the conservative Heritage Foundation in Washington. It’s a bold-sounding promise, and a familiar one; politicians from both parties have been repeating it for years now. Both Trump administrations — and the Biden administration in between — have taken whacks at making medical prices more accessible,…
Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate New CMS Model
Rainfall Health’s Series A round was led by Two Bear Capital. In total, the startup has raised $18 million. The post Rainfall Health Raises $15M to Help Hospitals Navigate New CMS Model appeared first on MedCity News.
Proven Methodologies For Ensuring Seamless CRM Migrations In Highly Regulated Environments
Organizations that excel don’t treat migrations as IT exercises. They treat them as compliance projects that require technical execution. Their methodology begins with regulatory obligations, builds technical architecture around them, and conducts relentless validation before calling the migration complete. The post Proven Methodologies For Ensuring Seamless CRM Migrations In Highly Regulated Environments appeared first on…
What Newly-Released Medicaid Data Do and Don’t Tell Us
On February 14, 2026, CMS released a dataset with provider-level spending data that the agency suggests could be used to identify unusual billing patterns for specific services, states, or providers. This policy watch describes what the data include, what they exclude, and how they could potentially lead to mistaken conclusions given the limitations of the…
Weaving a Unified Fabric of Care Will Heal the Patient-Provider Relationship
Healthcare can transform only when strategy, workflow, data, and human connection operate together with a single purpose: strengthen the relationship at the center of care. The post Weaving a Unified Fabric of Care Will Heal the Patient-Provider Relationship appeared first on MedCity News.
Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
Tamar Abrams had a lousy couple of years in 2022 and ’23. Both her parents died; a relationship ended; she retired from communications consulting. She moved from Arlington, Virginia, to Warren, Rhode Island, where she knew all of two people. “I was kind of a mess,” recalled Abrams, 69. Trying to cope, “I was eating…
When It Comes to Health Insurance, Federal Dollars Support More Than ACA Plans
Subsidies. Love ’em or hate them, they dominated the news during the Affordable Care Act’s sign-up season, and their reduction is now hitting many enrollees in the pocketbook. While lawmakers continue to disagree on a way forward, and the politics of affordability keeps the issue front and center, it would be understandable to think these…
What Frist Cressey Ventures Will Target With Its $425M Healthcare Fund
Frist Cressey Ventures closed a $425 million fourth fund to invest in early-stage healthcare companies using AI to improve care, reduce costs and support the aging population. The post What Frist Cressey Ventures Will Target With Its $425M Healthcare Fund appeared first on MedCity News.
