Jul 13, 2026 | Health Care
Health spending in the U.S. increased by 7.2% in 2024 to $5.3 trillion or $15,474 per capita. This growth rate closely matched the 7.4% rise in 2023, and apart from the 10.5% surge in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 and 2024 growth rates are the highest...
Jul 13, 2026 | Health Care
In his job as a nurse and healthcare administrator, Chris decided on appropriate treatments for patients, and checked their vital signs. Sometimes, he monitored up to 10 patients in intensive care — and he did it all from Manila, thousands of miles away from the U.S....
Jul 13, 2026 | Health Care
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Mehmet Oz are asking hospitals to take the pledge, but also referred to compliance to maintain Medicare funding. The Trump administration has been pushing hospitals to serve better food, and the nation’s top health officials have taken...
Jul 13, 2026 | Health Care
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Data from consumer wearables are valuable in clinical care, and many physicians are using the information in their practice — but widespread adoption is hindered by limited workflow...
Jul 13, 2026 | Health Care
AP — A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors? The program allows Utah residents to skip...
Jul 6, 2026 | Health Care
Patients are taking charge of their healthcare with artificial intelligence and other solutions, with 58% of U.S. patients researching symptoms before deciding whether to book an appointment, according to a new report from ZS Impact Institute. The recent report drew...
Jul 6, 2026 | Health Care
NEW YORK—LensCrafters, part of EssilorLuxottica and a leading North American retail brand, today announces the launch of the first LensCrafters Vision & Eye Health Center, introducing premium comprehensive eyecare and surgical solutions in a modern,...
Jul 6, 2026 | Health Care
In one of the most economically depressed neighborhoods of Washington, D.C., on a warm fall afternoon, woodsmoke rises from a vacant lot. That tells me I am headed in the right direction. Exiting the Anacostia Metro station, on a bright afternoon, I chart a course...
Jul 6, 2026 | Health Care
June 29, 2026, 10:19 a.m. ETCongress recently hauled CEOs from some of the nation's largest hospital systems to Capitol Hill to answer for America's soaring healthcare costs. And lawmakers didn't pull their punches. House Ways and Means Chairman Jason...
Jul 6, 2026 | Health Care
A subsidized medicine distribution program helps keep people healthy and reduces healthcare costs by preventing chronic diseases from progressing into more serious and costly conditions, according to Walter Cintra Ferreira Junior, a physician and professor of...
Jun 29, 2026 | Health Care
As aesthetic medicine shifts from occasional splurge to recurring wellness habit, the operators gaining traction are increasingly building businesses that look less like beauty services and more like membership-based healthcare platforms. At Tiev Med Spa, more than...
Jun 29, 2026 | Health Care
There is a surge of interest from states to use Rural Health Transformation Program funding for regionally customized mobile health initiatives, according to Evan Hoffman, director of state and local government relations for Philips mobile imaging. The program’s...
Jun 29, 2026 | Health Care
Online portal messages sent to providers more than doubled between 2020 and 2025 as patients now have much more direct access to physicians. But there hasn’t been a corresponding drop-off in clinic visits as digital medicine is adding to clinicians’...
Jun 29, 2026 | Health Care
Today, chatbots can only legally offer medical guidance with a disclaimer attached: Neither the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, nor any state licensing board, allows a fully autonomous AI to practice medicine. But Trump officials — citing concerns about the...
Jun 29, 2026 | Health Care
From signing bonuses and loan repayment programs to workforce initiatives and physician support resources, these trends reflect some of the strategies organizations are using to recruit and retain physicians in a competitive health care labor market. … Click...
Jun 22, 2026 | Health Care
For the first time in five years, fewer than half of Americans can consistently afford healthcare. According to the latest data from the West … Click here for the full article!
Jun 22, 2026 | Health Care
Medicare Advantage insurers are in line for an estimated $428 million windfall when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recalculates quality scores across the sector. Click here for the full article!
Jun 22, 2026 | Health Care
AI tools are now embedded into clinical scheduling, drug dispensing, patient communications and diagnostic decision-making across the industry, according to an analysis authored by Alaap Shah, a member of the firm and co-chair of Epstein Becker Green’s AI...
Jun 22, 2026 | Health Care
Health systems are rushing to adopt artificial intelligence tools, hoping the technology can help them cut costs and alleviate strain on overworked providers. But AI isn’t always easy to implement, particularly at organizations with few resources, and clinicians have...
Jun 22, 2026 | Health Care
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