The latest lineup of America’s “best of the best” hospitals from US News & World Report is something of an embarrassment of riches for a few cities and health systems. 

The agency is looking into claims that the EHR vendor is blocking data access to its over 300 million patient records. If true, such actions would violate federal regulations. 

The wrongful death lawsuit against Napoleon Maminta, MD, was filed in 2023, following an investigation from state and federal regulators into his prescribing practices. He has been formally accused of multiple violations that could threaten his license to practice medicine.

Medicare Advantage plans were the least likely to deny standard requests but still did so about 12% of the time. Medicaid managed care insurers rejected standard prior authorizations 14% of the time on average. KFF used 2025 payer data on 71 million Americans for its analysis.

Tracking 12,519 cardiology patients taking semaglutide found a 58% lower risk of all-cause mortality.

The lawsuit was filed by two major institutional investors who blame company leadership for the 2024 breach on Change Healthcare and accuse executives of facilitating alleged Medicare billing fraud. 

DentaQuest, the second-largest dental benefits administrator in the U.S., suffered the record-setting cyberattack in May. A notorious ransomware gang has taken credit for the attack. 

What would it take to put just about every medical institution on par with Mayo Clinic in sheer quality of care? Not a lot more than better use of AI.

A survey from the Physician Advocacy Institute found that doctors in corporate medicine are regularly feeling pressured to make decisions that align with business interests rather than what’s best for patients. 

The benefits management company Aon said per-employee expenditures may rise about $19,000. While the broader economy is to blame, part of the rise can be attributed to the management of costly chronic conditions such as diabetes.