Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Deadlier Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead
The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse. That’s the concern of food safety…
Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Deadlier Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead
The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse. That’s the concern of food safety leaders across the U.S. who are raising alarms over federal cuts they say have made it harder to detect and stop the spread of foodborne illnesses, such as the recent outbreaks of cyclospora, which has sickened thousands in dozens of…
Newsom Reverses on Long-Sought Paid Leave Benefit for Teachers in California
California public school teacher Mollie Blustein planned her pregnancy so that her daughter would arrive during summer break. But when the elementary school teacher went into premature labor and delivered her baby two weeks before the end of school, she faced another stressor: a huge pay cut. The majority of California’s roughly 300,000 teachers don’t…
Federal Loan Caps Add Barriers — And Likely Debt — for Healthcare Students
Benjamin Pinckney has dreamed of becoming a physician assistant since he was 20 years old but says new student loan limits enacted by Congress in 2025 may prevent him from pursuing his goal. (Erica S. Lee for KFF Health News) The federal government is capping the amount graduate students can borrow. The Department of Education…
The Limits of Disclosure and the Power of the Outside Option: A Case for External Reference Pricing in Healthcare
By DAVID INTROCASO & ADAM CUNNINGHAM For over a decade, federal healthcare policy has operated on a foundational premise: if hospital prices are made visible, market discipline will inevitably follow. The push for price transparency—exemplified by federal disclosure rules and current legislative proposals such as the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (H.R. 9393) and the…
Why Endeavor Health Refuses to Silo Its Value-Based Care Strategy
Lakshmi Halasyamani, chief clinical officer at Endeavor Health, thinks value-based care isn’t really about payment models. To her, this work centers on understanding patients’ clinical, social and financial circumstances well enough to make care plans that actually work for their lives. The post Why Endeavor Health Refuses to Silo Its Value-Based Care Strategy appeared first…
Argenx’s $2B Forte Bio Acquisition Brings Autoimmune Playbook to Prevalent Disorders
Argenx’s first acquisition is the buyout of Forte Biosciences, a company with a lead drug that has early clinical validation in celiac disease and vitiligo. Argenx executives say this antibody complements its blockbuster product Vyvgart, offering a different mechanism of action but similar pipeline-in-a-product potential. The post Argenx’s $2B Forte Bio Acquisition Brings Autoimmune Playbook…
Donor Government Funding for HIV in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in 2025
This report provides an analysis of donor government funding to address the HIV response in low- and middle-income countries in 2025, the latest year available, as well as trends over time. It includes both bilateral funding from donors and their multilateral contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), UNITAID,…
Donor Government Funding for HIV Drops by $2.1 Billion in 2025 Due to Declines in Funding from the United States, Marking Largest Annual Decrease Since Scale-up for the HIV Response Began
Donor government funding to combat HIV in low- and middle-income countries fell by $2.1 billion in 2025, a 25% decrease from the previous year, according to a new report by KFF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Total disbursements dropped to $6.2 billion in 2025, down from $8.
Prior Authorization Is Draining Revenue: Why Automation Has Become a Strategic Imperative
When staff are overextended and patients face delays or abandon care, the issue is no longer a narrow administrative burden. It becomes a business, financial, and access challenge that demands a different operating model. The post Prior Authorization Is Draining Revenue: Why Automation Has Become a Strategic Imperative appeared first on MedCity News.
How AI Inside Clinical Workflows Is Unlocking Patient Throughput
The question is not whether the technology is impressive. The question is whether it shows up at the right time, with the right information, inside the workflow where the decision is being made. Anything else is just another report. The post How AI Inside Clinical Workflows Is Unlocking Patient Throughput appeared first on MedCity News.
