Job-Based Health Plan Costs Rise, With Little Relief in Sight
Rising healthcare costs aren’t a problem just for those who buy their own health insurance….
Job-Based Health Plan Costs Rise, With Little Relief in Sight
Rising healthcare costs aren’t a problem just for those who buy their own health insurance. Increases hit employers and their workers this year, too, and more are expected for 2027 plans — adding to growing concerns about affordability heading into the midterm elections. Polls show that healthcare costs — and affordability, in general — are…
Trump Dangles Rural Health Dollars To Push States To Change Hospital Laws
The Trump administration has hinged federal funding for states on whether they end or loosen powerful but controversial laws that regulate the construction of new hospitals — with a handful of states poised to comply. A chunk of the $50 billion available to states through the five-year Rural Health Transformation Program is partly contingent on…
‘Go to Canada’: Trump Touted Americans’ Access to Cheaper Drugs. A New Rule Threatens It.
Days before it was to go into effect, the Trump administration pushed back a U.S. customs rule threatening the supply of vital prescription drugs imported by millions of Americans. Under the rule, Customs and Border Protection and the FDA will require coding on packages that makes it easier to know what’s in them. It is…
2026 Employer Health Benefits Survey
This is the 28th Employer Health Benefits Survey (EHBS) and reflects employer-sponsored health benefits in 2026. As in years past, the survey examines trends in employer coverage, including premiums, employee contributions, deductibles, offer rates, and employer practices. This year, we asked employers detailed questions about satisfaction with their health plans; coverage of GLP-1 agonists and…
Workers Now Pay $7,471 on Average Annually for Family Health Coverage, Up 9% or $621 from 2025, Benchmark Employer Health Benefits Survey Finds
Workers are paying on average $7,471 annually toward the premiums for employer-sponsored family health benefits this year, which is up 9%, or $621, from 2025, per KFF’s annual benchmark health benefits survey of large and small employers. The burden of family premiums hits particularly hard for workers at small firms with less than 200 workers.
Have doctors given up on doctoring?
By MIKE MAGEE MD I read with interest, Dr. Rachael Bedard’s September 25, 2026 New York Times article titled “Being a Doctor Will Never Be the Same After A.I.” In her second paragraph she writes “Amid our recent doom cycle about whether A.I. will lead to extreme societal harms, a parallel anxiety has taken hold…
Healthcare AI and Data Exchange Sandboxes Offer a Path to Safer Innovation
At the ADAPT conference in Santa Fe, NM, panelists discuss the importance of AI sandboxes in healthcare for pilot testing, regulatory flexibility, and improving data exchange among providers
Judi Health Launches Medicare Part D Plan for Employers
Judi Health launched Judi Rx Retire, an employer-sponsored Medicare Part D plan designed to improve pricing transparency and streamline benefits administration. The post Judi Health Launches Medicare Part D Plan for Employers appeared first on MedCity News.
CHAI CEO Anderson Warns of Growing AI Cybersecurity Risks in Healthcare
New Work Group will develop peer-led guidance to help healthcare organizations prepare for AI-driven cyber threats
Healthcare Cybersecurity Exercise Highlights Need for Coordinated Response to Attacks
Regular testing of downtime procedures and understanding system dependencies are crucial for maintaining patient safety during outages, a panel of experts at the ADAPT conference says
