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Health Care Is the Largest Industry in the US by Total Spending and Employment

Story at-a-glance America spent $5.3 trillion on health care in 2024.1 That’s not a typo, and it’s not someone else’s problem — it directly affects what you pay, what care you rece...

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 27, 2026 [Podcast]

Hospital systems in the spotlight This week’s main healthcare item is the much-anticipated House Ways and Means Committee hearing with hospital system executives. The hearing foll...

Lawmakers Pass Bill Targeting Health Care Costs

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 20, 2026 [Podcast]

Week two of Secretary Kennedy hearings After three appearances at congressional committees last week, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy will testi...

Poll: Weighing the Financial Burden of Health Care

In the fictional hospital TV show The Pitt, a Latino family man is rushed to the hospital after passing out at his job.   The cause of his fall?  The man, who has diabetes, had onl...

McDermott+ Check-Up: April 17, 2026

This Week's Dose Trump administration officials head to Capitol Hill to testify on FY 2027 budget priorities. US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy te...

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 15, 2026

THIS WEEK’S DOSE House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee advances bipartisan public health bills. Subcommittee members unanimously approved and advanced eight health-relate...

Why Does Health Care Cost So Much?

Readers, including health professionals, offer their analyses.

Doctors and Consumers in America Agree: Health Care Access and Affordability Rank Top of Mind in March 2026 (surveys fro...

In uncannily-timed releases of two surveys in March 2026, we see that U.S. physicians and consumers both rank health care access and affordability as the top issue they face — for...

Diagnosis for 4.20.26: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Health policy shifts reshape care access, costs, and outcomes nationwide. The post Diagnosis for 4.20.26: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy appeared first o...

Health Provider News

NATIONAL 4 senators push CMS to tackle Medicare Advantage upcoding: Bloomberg 7 health systems with boosted outlooks 131 hospitals sue HHS over DSH cuts: 5 notes ACA plans denied 1...

McDermott+ Check-Up: May 1, 2026

THIS WEEK’S DOSE House Ways and Means Committee hears from hospital and health system executives. The hearing focused on how to improve healthcare affordability and followed the...

Health Insurance Companies Care About You. Agree or Disagree?

We put a doctor and a former insurance executive in a room.

Health Care Week in Review | CMS Releases CY 2027 MA Rate Announcement and FY 2027 IPPS and LTCH PPS Proposed Rule

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and con...

Health Provider News

NATIONAL 5 fights disrupting the physician workforce 4 Joint Commission moves 3 million in rural counties lose MA coverage: Report A dismantled federal patient care research agency...

Q1 2026 Healthcare Antitrust and Competition Update

The healthcare sector accounts for an increasingly significant component of the U.S. economy. Healthcare spending constitutes 18.0 percent of U.S. Gross Domestic Product and contin...

Health Care Week in Review | White House Releases President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request; CMS Releases CY 2027 MA /...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and con...

Healthcare Job Growth

From Charlie Bilello: Healthcare and Social Assistance have added nearly 1.8 million private-sector jobs in the US since the end of 2023 while all of other industries combined have...

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 13, 2026 [Podcast]

They’re back: Congress returns to Washington Congress’ two-week recess has officially ended, with the House returning tomorrow and the Senate back in session today. Both chambers...

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 6, 2026 [Podcast]

Mid-recess update Even with both chambers in recess this week, congressional attention remains focused on funding the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The House is expect...

Education and Healthcare - You Deserve Freedom of Choice

For the third time in as many years, Liberty HealthShare is a sponsoring vendor of the Teach Them Diligently homeschooling conventions. The eponymous organization seeks to help fam...

Diagnosis for 4.6.26: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Caregivers power Florida economy amid legal battles and health care innovation The post Diagnosis for 4.6.26: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy appeared fir...

Health Care Week in Review | Tri-Agencies Release Federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Operations Final Rule; CM...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and con...

New Zeal for Quality Healthcare

[Daily News] DODOMA -- MINISTER for Health, Mr Mohamed Mchengerwa has tabled a 1.8tri/- budget estimates for the 2026/2027 financial year, outlining 11 key priority areas, includin...