Why Agentic AI Works in Hospitals When You Strip It Down
Many hospitals are now trying to use AI to automate processes and free up staff…
Why Agentic AI Works in Hospitals When You Strip It Down
Many hospitals are now trying to use AI to automate processes and free up staff time, running simultaneous pilots to perform as many tasks as possible. This quickly leads to pilot sprawl — a state where organizations can no longer even say which agents are still in active use. The post Why Agentic AI Works…
Individual Market Enrollment Continues to Fall Through Mid-2026
Enrollment in the individual health insurance market fell by 18%—over 4.6 million people—from 25.2 million in June 2025 to 20.5 million in June 2026. This represents an even steeper drop in enrollment than had previously been reported. The individual market is composed primarily of people with Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage as well as…
California’s Billionaire Tax Promises Healthcare Relief. The Fine Print Is Murkier.
The pitch behind California’s billionaire tax proposal is simple: Tax the richest residents in the nation’s wealthiest state to offset steep federal cuts to healthcare, food assistance, and education. But if approved by voters in November, it’s unclear how much money the ballot initiative would raise, how quickly the funding would become available, and how…
Aging Life Care Managers Can Be a ‘Godsend’ for Families
Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday, completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a nursing home in Austin, Texas. Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come in from out of town. The older woman had “pretty advanced dementia” and was…
Happy Health’s Cuffless BP Device Wins FDA Clearance
Happy Health has received FDA clearance for its wearable ring, which continuously measures blood pressure without a cuff or external calibration. The post Happy Health’s Cuffless BP Device Wins FDA Clearance appeared first on MedCity News.
Cyberattacks Disrupt Patient Care at 97% of Healthcare Organizations, Report Finds
Data loss incidents and AI-related risks pose new challenges for healthcare cybersecurity
Discharge Planning Ends at the Funeral Home. That’s a Health System Failure.
By EVAN REID We reconcile medications at discharge because we decided, correctly, that the handoff out of a hospital is a clinical event with its own failure modes. Then a patient dies, and the same hospital that would not let them leave with an unreconciled med list hands the family a folder and a phone…
Roche Puts Up $100M to Pursue Promising But Competitive New Target in Obesity
Roche gains global rights to a Rona Therapeutics RNA interference drug designed to target ALK7, a genetically validated target for obesity and other metabolic indications. The growing field of companies pursuing ALK7 includes GSK and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals. The post Roche Puts Up $100M to Pursue Promising But Competitive New Target in Obesity appeared first on…
Nearly Three-Quarters of Medicare Advantage Enrollees Could be Denied a Medigap Policy Due to a Pre-Existing Condition
This analysis examines the share of Medicare Advantage enrollees who have a pre-existing condition that could result in a Medigap denial if they seek to switch to traditional Medicare outside their one-time 12-month trial period, including national estimates and estimates by age and by state. KFF finds that nearly three-quarters of Medicare Advantage enrollees (74%)…
Medigap Guaranteed Issue Requirements: An Overview of Federal and State Rules
This issue brief analyzes federal and state rules related to guaranteed issue requirements for Medigap policies and how they impact beneficiaries’ access to Medigap, including the implications for Medicare beneficiaries with pre-existing medical conditions and those under age 65 with long-term disabilities.
