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Work requirements to kick 2.3M off Medicaid | 58% of rural hospitals currently without maternity services | more
Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Work requirements to kick 2.3M young adults off Medicaid, reduce enrollment by 48%, report shows

The numbers come from the Urban Institute, which anticipates the erosion will vary state-by-state, depending on the speed of regulatory oversight.

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Work requirements to kick 2.3M young adults off Medicaid, reduce enrollment by 48%, report shows

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The numbers come from the Urban Institute, which anticipates the erosion will vary state-by-state, depending on the speed of regulatory oversight.
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Rural hospitals are losing maternal health services at an accelerating rate, with 58% now lacking obstetrics

A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.

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Rural hospitals are losing maternal health services at an accelerating rate, with 58% now lacking obstetrics

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A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.
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$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, report reveals

Any negotiations are currently in the early stages, sources told Reuters. If a deal closes, Waystar could be taken off the stock market and restructure itself as a private business. 

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$5.2B healthcare RCM giant Waystar seeking buyer, report reveals

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Any negotiations are currently in the early stages, sources told Reuters. If a deal closes, Waystar could be taken off the stock market and restructure itself as a private business. 
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3 ways to cut specialists’ wait times without adding more specialists

Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes? 

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3 ways to cut specialists’ wait times without adding more specialists

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Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes? 
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Leader of $64M healthcare fraud enterprise sent to prison

Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspirators illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals. Her businesses earned roughly $56 million in fraudulent reimbursement, the DOJ said.

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Leader of $64M healthcare fraud enterprise sent to prison

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Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspirators illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals. Her businesses earned roughly $56 million in fraudulent reimbursement, the DOJ said.
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In Case You Missed It

American scientists just proved AI capable of bioengineering contagious diseases. How is that a good thing?

This summer researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute showed how AI trained on data from existing viral genomes can come up with entirely new viruses. If that doesn’t trouble you at least a little, you may be an AI bot yourself.  

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American scientists just proved AI capable of bioengineering contagious diseases. How is that a good thing?

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This summer researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute showed how AI trained on data from existing viral genomes can come up with entirely new viruses. If that doesn’t trouble you at least a little, you may be an AI bot yourself.  
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Sword Health to expand virtual mental health portfolio with Headspace acquisition

According to Axios, the deal could be worth $300 million. The buyout was revealed in a regulatory filing. 

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Sword Health to expand virtual mental health portfolio with Headspace acquisition

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According to Axios, the deal could be worth $300 million. The buyout was revealed in a regulatory filing. 
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In Other News

Radiologist surgeon general nominee faces 1st confirmation hearing

The Senate HELP Committee convened to question the board-certified breast specialist on Sept. 16 after she was first nominated by President Donald Trump in April. 

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Radiologist surgeon general nominee faces 1st confirmation hearing

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The Senate HELP Committee convened to question the board-certified breast specialist on Sept. 16 after she was first nominated by President Donald Trump in April. 
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Intravascular imaging consistently improves PCI outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.

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Examples of OCT (left) and IVUS (right) images of two different subjects with calcium. Blue arrows denote calcium noted on OCT, red asterisks mark calcium on IVUS
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Intravascular imaging consistently improves PCI outcomes, new meta-analysis confirms

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Examples of OCT (left) and IVUS (right) images of two different subjects with calcium. Blue arrows denote calcium noted on OCT, red asterisks mark calcium on IVUS
The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.
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