Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer
Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse…
Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer
Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients for 10 years after they received either the actual procedure, arthroscopic knee surgery to trim degenerative cartilage tears, or merely “sham surgery” — a skin incision — for knee pain, found that the…
Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor
When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills to a Louisiana woman, he said California would “not ever” allow “extremist politicians” to punish its doctors. Newsom, who is considering a run for president, has long championed reproductive rights, but state lawmakers in the…
The AI Arms Race in Administrative Health Care
Caroline Pearson, executive director of the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) and the Peterson Center on Healthcare, joins Chip to discuss who really benefits as AI moves into health care’s back office. A quiet arms race is underway — providers deploying AI to code, bill, and capture revenue and insurers deploying it right back to…
Kaiser Nurses Protest CEO’s AHA Appearance Over AI Concerns
As Kaiser Permanente CEO Greg Adams touted the success of his organization’s value-based care models at the AHA Leadership Summit in Denver, Kaiser nurses outside protested the health system’s AI strategy. They claim they’re being excluded from decisions about the technology. The post Kaiser Nurses Protest CEO’s AHA Appearance Over AI Concerns appeared first on…
The wrong people are scared of clinical AI
By CRAIG HAUBEN Ask anyone outside healthcare who resists clinical AI and you’ll get a confident answer. The older doctors. The ones who spent thirty years building expertise and now see a machine coming for it. The story writes itself, which should have been the first clue it was wrong. I’ve spent thirty years in…
Medicaid managed care: An Explainer
A paper by Mark Shepard and Jacob Wallace (2026) has a great overview of the Medicaid managed care program. The first question one may have is, how does Medicaid managed care differ from other forms of government procurement. “In standard public procurement—such as contracting for infrastructure projects—the government specifies desired services, solicits bids, selects winners,…
GSK Eyes FDA Filing After Immunotherapy Succeeds in Key Rectal Cancer Study
GSK drug Jemperli met the main goal of a pivotal Phase 2 test in patients with a rare type of rectal cancer, paving the way for regulatory submissions. This antibody drug has already received a voucher to speed up its review under a new FDA pilot program. The post GSK Eyes FDA Filing After Immunotherapy…
Nearly 200 Organizations Back Bill to Expand Access to Clinical Trials
Nearly 200 healthcare and patient advocacy organizations endorsed the bipartisan Clinical Trial Modernization Act, which seeks to reduce financial barriers and expand access to clinical trials for underrepresented patients. The post Nearly 200 Organizations Back Bill to Expand Access to Clinical Trials appeared first on MedCity News.
Future of AI and Telehealth in primary care — Panel discussion
A couple of months back I hosted a conversation about my favorite topics, primary care and how telehealth and AI are changing it. The panel was Timm Schneider — Co-Founder & COO, Third Way Health, Jamie Reddick — COO, Graybill Medical Group & Erin Parks, Ph.D. — Co-Founder, Equip. The panel was at a tech…
Healthcare Must Protect Innovation, Not Just Patient Data
Healthcare cybersecurity is no longer just about protecting electronic health records. It is increasingly about protecting the research, algorithms, clinical data, and intellectual property that drive the next generation of medicine. The post Healthcare Must Protect Innovation, Not Just Patient Data appeared first on MedCity News.
