June 2026

Economy: No Surprises Act failure? | Florida probes PBMs | Physician compensation | 8% uninsured | Out-of-pocket rankings ()
GLP-1s prescribed for sleep apnea, depression | Value-based care folly | Nursing strike tracker | more ()
Is the No Surprises Act working? Watchdog is uncertain | CEO fired in wake of class-action lawsuit over unnecessary surgeries ()
Weekly Update: Massive fraud crackdown | Kaiser to pay hospital $82M | Florida’s CVS probe | Portal messaging increases | more ()
Business News: Medtronic’s $650M pain treatment buy | Humana exits hospice | Epic trademark lawsuit | Walmart telehealth ()
Breach on AI vendor impacts 1.4M patients | Reimbursement stagnates as provider pay rises | Kentucky doc earns $3.5M judgment ()
Florida’s PBM crackdown | Healthcare spending to reach $9T | AI startups challenge big firms | $82M out-of-network judgment ()
Recent AI news revisited: Lawyers’ AI pointers, finance’s AI lead, patients’ AI discontents, more ()
Historic federal fraud bust | Hospital nurse retention | US vs China | more ()
China vs. USA | Lawsuit links communication failures to death | Abbott accused of collusion | Portal messaging study ()
Legal News: Church fundraiser biting | PBM sues state | DoorDash Doc vs DOJ | Nurse staffing lawsuit | FTC settles with Optum ()
Former officials reflect on current HHS, FDA | DOJ sues New York over alleged homecare fraud | Maternity ‘ghost network’ fears ()
Top Stories of the Week: Epic legal battle | Grocer pharmacy scandal | Medicaid cut woes | OhioHealth network changes | more ()
Cybersecurity: Anubis attacks hospital | Connecticut, New York Medicaid programs breached | CMS drops the fax | Mythos ()
$700M for mental health, addiction | Major grocer’s $40M fraud | Rival doctor biting | Hospitals prep for Medicaid cuts ()
Analysis on nationwide nursing home closings | OhioHealth settles with DOJ, voids anticompetitive payer contracts | more ()
Voluntary layoffs at major healthcare payer | 'Epic' trademark showdown | Healthcare AI adoption lags ()
CMS to deploy drug price negotiation framework | Study examines efficacy of supplements | AI vendor hit by data breach ()
Express Scripts sues Tennessee over looming closure of pharmacy | FTC settles with Optum Rx in lawsuit over insulin price ()
Weekly Update: Humana's $900M divestment | DoorDash doctor sues DOJ | Clinical texting chaos | 2M drop out of CHIP ()
Humana’s $900M hospice divestment | Doctor forced to DoorDash sues DOJ | Post-COVID nursing | Nvidia clinical AI partnership ()
Top 5 Policy Stories: Ebola volunteers | CHIP enrollment slides | Work requirements | State PE laws | Black matter recall ()
House moves to block AI prior authorizations | Physician quick quitting | Florida men charged in Medicare data theft conspiracy ()
Ransomware gang claims credit for hack | Nurse staffing lawsuit | Best places to raise kids | Eight deaths linked to surgeon ()
Lawsuit challenges inclusion of ‘catastrophic’ coverage on ACA markets | Automated texting convenience vs. woes | ER burnout ()
Mayo Clinic, Microsoft partner for AI | FTC signs off on $3.9B acquisition | Medicaid, CHIP enrollment slide | more ()
Top 5 last week: Why ERs lose doctors, Medicaid ups work requirements, CFO qualifications shift weight, 2 more ()
ER doc burnout | Used car salesman’s $1.5M wheelchair-accessible scam | Impact of insurance denials | Mental health hack ()
Healthcare CFOs are a changing breed | State-by-state healthcare fork-overs | more ()
CT passes private equity reporting law | Top AI worries | 28M Americans uninsured in 2025 | Liability-downsizing connection ()
CMS releases new Medicaid work requirements | Experts respond | How visa issues impact underserved communities ()
Best of May: Why doctors resign, US population autopsy, frauds & lawsuits, more ()
UHC accused of $100M Medicaid fraud scheme | Healthcare AI roundup | Black physician directory sued | AMGA interview ()