The general public is smiling at local healthcare providers while snarling at federal healthcare agencies, according to a survey report posted Aug. 31 by Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. 

A former senior director at Optum has been found guilty for his role in a scam by which a friend received a six-figure salary despite doing no work. The verdict included a conviction for money laundering as well as fraud.  

Unsurprising but noteworthy: Judging by the ages of doctors who are all in with AI in 2026—and the ages of those who aren’t—the technology remains more a thing of the future than of the present. 

Sen. Nikil Saval, representing the commonwealth’s first district in Philadelphia, circulated a letter to colleagues last week announcing his plan to introduce legislation to bring universal healthcare coverage to every resident of the state. 

Many of the details are unknown, but a primary plaintiff in the lawsuit said the exposure stemmed from a contaminated solution used during a 2024 colonoscopy. An attorney representing the patient said as many as 100 people could have been exposed to bloodborne pathogens.

The state says Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, was contracted to manage claims for a Medicaid behavioral health program, but the system it developed for the task crashed and consistently made errors. The company denies the accusations.

Now that the kids are in college, Rod and Linda Windley are looking to sell their not-so-little piece of heaven in Sandy Springs, Ga., for $18.25 million. 

The lawsuit touches on the common complaint of third-party tracking code being used on websites that in some cases captures sensitive information in patient portals and search forms. UCHealth denies the allegations.

Some of the most in-demand healthcare jobs can be performed remotely despite requiring direct caregiving skills.

While T-TEER is already known to improve a patient's quality of life, this late-breaking study from ESC Congress 2026 confirmed it also improves survival and reduces the risk of heart failure hospitalization.

Neiman Health Policy Institute researchers make their case in a new analysis published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.