The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said it needs more data to determine what savings the 2020 law is bringing to the U.S. healthcare system—but early data indicate it falls short of expectations.

Reese Jackson, the former president and CEO of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare was unceremoniously dismissed from his role on June 1. Jackson has been named as a defendant in a pending class-action lawsuit filed by 900 women. 

Compensation for healthcare providers rose some 4.3% in 2025. The sobering news is that the gain owes more to heavier daily workloads than to bigger per-patient billings. 

The state’s Supreme Court restored the judgment, agreeing that John Farmer, Jr., MD, was branded with a “proverbial scarlet letter” after the complaint, which spiraled out of control and damaged his career. 

A phishing attack on Xsolis, a Tennessee-based company whose list of clients includes hospitals and healthcare payers, was confirmed to have exposed sensitive medical information, including details on treatments that patients received.

Legislative changes, demographic shifts and growing demand will combine to drive national health spending to almost $9 trillion by 2034.

The doctor whose ads promise to deliver the “Most Affordable Plastic Surgery Center in Chicago. Period.” was hit with a $56 million civil judgment in 2025 but is still practicing medicine in multiple states. 

The data breach at Singing River Health System occurred in December 2025 and resulted in sensitive medical information being stolen by cybercriminals. If a post on the dark web is to be believed, an infamous group called Anubis is responsible for the intrusion.

 The clearance marks a key milestone in the company’s expansion into the North American market. 

These incidents became much more common after the FDA started approving GLP-1 drugs for chronic weight management in 2021.