Six pending federal bills would regulate private equity in health care, from an outright ban to disclosure, licensing, and antitrust tools. Rather than a categorical ban, federal policy makers could ...

Medicare has created multiple opportunities to ask about fall risk. It has not created a dependable pathway to ensure that the answer changes care.

Several strengths of the legacy commercial arbitration and litigation systems could inform improvements to the federal independent dispute resolution process established under the No Surprises Act.

Our interest has not been to seek directly to narrow the compensation differentials that favor certain specialties over ...

Rob Lott speaks with UC Berkeley's Niru Ghoshal-Datta about how changes to Medicare Advantage payments influenced plan offerings and enrollee costs.

The Evidence-Based Prevention Continuum provides a common language and understanding for how to categorize and scale such ...

In their 2026 legislative sessions, state policymakers considered and enacted a wide variety of bills to improve affordability and strengthen their health care markets.

One underrecognized contributor to the financial pressure on pharmacies is the outdated regulatory framework governing the return of expired or unused medications.

This post examines the unique role of discrimination as a stressor and the part it plays in creating health inequities. Distinct from beliefs and stereotypes, discrimination refers to an action or ...

Postpartum psychosis is identifiable and treatable. What we lack is a structure in which someone owns the case, the record travels with the patient, the most acutely ill mothers have somewhere to go, ...

Allison Rizer discusses upcoming Medicare-Medicaid integration requirements, the complexities of serving dual-eligible beneficiaries, and the evidence behind integration strategies.

As America’s older adult population continues to grow, demand for aging-in-place services is increasing. This report explores the impact of changing age demographics on the health system and policies ...