Real Estate Trusts Profit From Nursing Homes Amid Neglect Allegations
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are generating massive profit margins from the U.S. long-term care industry and their influence over facility operations is being blamed for staffing shortages and poor patient outcomes, according to an investigation by KFF Health News. Internal records and court filings show that these specialized landlords, which now own one in […]
U.S. Health Chief Oz Orders Nationwide Medicaid Fraud Crackdown
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz on Tuesday announced a nationwide initiative to combat Medicaid fraud, mandating that all 50 states submit plans within 30 days to revalidate their program providers. Speaking at a Politico Health Care Summit, Oz warned that the federal government would audit states “more aggressively” if they […]
Insurance Firms Refuse To Join Low Cost Weight Loss Drug Pilot Scheme
The U.S. government has indefinitely delayed a pilot program intended to provide seniors with discounted weight-loss drugs after private insurers refused to participate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had planned to launch the BALANCE pilot in January 2027 to offer popular GLP-1 medications from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Under the proposed […]
D.C. Lobbying Spend Has New Highs, Report Says
Health industry lobbying spend on K Street has reached unprecedented levels, as companies pour record sums into influence operations. The healthcare and health insurance companies are seeking to navigate a volatile regulatory environment under President Donald Trump’s second term, and recent federal disclosures and industry analyses suggest they are doing so with massive financial backing […]
Cost Spikes Drive 14% of ACA Enrollees to Miss Payments, Analysis Shows
Approximately one in seven Americans who signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans this year failed to pay their initial premiums as costs rose sharply following the expiration of federal subsidies, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. An analysis by Wakely Consulting Group, provided exclusively to the Journal, found […]
Oregon Abortion Coverage Law Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Judge
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that an Oregon law mandating health insurance coverage for abortions and contraception is unconstitutional, finding the requirement violates the religious freedom rights of an anti-abortion nonprofit. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai stated from the bench that the Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act is not neutral and threatens the fundamental […]
Trump Tabs Former Deputy Surgeon General Schwartz as New CDC Head
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and retired rear admiral, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The nomination aims to provide permanent leadership to an agency that has been managed largely on an interim or part-time basis during Trump’s second term. If confirmed by […]
Pennsylvania Homeschooling Has Undergone Drastic Surge: Report
Homeschooling enrollment in Pennsylvania has surged by 72% since the 2019-2020 academic year, according to recent data from the state’s Department of Education. While the vast majority of students—approximately 97.42%—remained in public school districts during the 2024-2025 term, the number of families choosing alternative education remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. The trend is particularly […]
Former Senior Healthcare Exec Labels U.S. System ‘Perfect’ Market Failure
Wendell Potter, a former senior executive at Cigna and Humana, has released a comprehensive indictment of the U.S. private health insurance industry, characterizing the current system as a nearly perfect case of “market failure.” In a recently published article titled “How Private, For-Profit Health Insurance Fails the Most Basic Test of Economics,” Potter, who served […]
Financial Services Report Says AI To Enhance, Not Replace, Health Sectors
Artificial intelligence is more likely to serve as a productivity-enhancing tool for the healthcare industry rather than a disruptive force that replaces entire sub-industries, financial services firm William Blair said in a report on Tuesday. While much of the market’s attention has centered on AI’s potential in drug discovery, the firm noted that the technology’s […]