Texas HIEs to Share Encounter Event Messages
HIEs say that subscribers will gain comprehensive event notifications from both networks without the burden of managing multiple connections or vendor relationships
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Lawmakers Scramble to Hammer Out a Healthcare Package Before the Holidays
With just a few days left to reach a deal, lawmakers are scrambling to craft a passable bill
Is Your Medical Group Ready for the January Cash Flow Crisis?
It doesn’t have to be this way. For the medical groups that lay the right foundation for patient collections, January is simply business as usual. Here are four ways to get ahead of the inevitable deductible reset. The post Is Your Medical Group Ready for the January Cash Flow Crisis? appeared first on MedCity News.
A Moment of Opportunity to Expand Healthcare Access in the US
These two promising changes in national healthcare policy could transform access to care for millions of Americans. The post A Moment of Opportunity to Expand Healthcare Access in the US appeared first on MedCity News.
How to Find a Therapist Without Insurance: Affordable Options Explained
[Sponsored] Finding a therapist without insurance can be challenging, but it’s not impossible. Discover the top affordable options available, from vetted online directories to free community support networks. The post How to Find a Therapist Without Insurance: Affordable Options Explained appeared first on MedCity News.
MedCity News Pivot Podcast: How Emergency Departments Are Using Real-Time Data to Improve Outcomes
[Sponsored] How can AI benefit and improve patient outcome in the emergency department? Watch the latest episode to find out. The post MedCity News Pivot Podcast: How Emergency Departments Are Using Real-Time Data to Improve Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments
The Trump administration is trying to slash access to lawyers who defend the rights of Americans with disabilities, advocates say. Most of the lawyers work either for the Department of Justice or for disability rights agencies that Congress set up in every state decades ago. Many of the Justice Department lawyers quit in 2025 after…
One Big Beautiful Bill Act Complicates State Health Care Affordability Efforts
As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that have helped millions of Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable cost of health care. California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and five other states have set caps on health care spending in…
Readers Make Their Wish Lists, Checking Up on Health Care
Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. How To Excise Politics From Health Care More than a decade after the Affordable Care Act took effect, we’re still trapped in a confusing and costly health care maze (“Readers Take…
The rise of concierge medicine
From Zhu et al. (2025) in Health Affairs: Primary care clinicians have expressed growing interest in concierge and direct primary care practices, which often feature smaller patient panels and greater clinical autonomy compared with traditional primary care models. We assessed practice and workforce characteristics using a national sample of concierge and direct primary care practices…