Prior authorizations are increasingly straining the healthcare industry, according to a survey of 1,000 practicing physicians in the U.S. The American Medical Association conducted the survey, which included 400 primary care physicians and 600 specialists, in December. Prior authorizations impose…

HHS officials ordered CMS to provide the personal data of Medicaid enrollees to the Department of Homeland Security in June, according to an exclusive report from the Associated Press. The shared data includes the immigration status of Medicaid enrollees in California,…

In the first half of 2025, eight systems have performed first-of-their-kind procedures and clinical treatments. 1. Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Heart and Vascular Institute physicians completed the world’s first robotic transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant and aortic valve replacement. The patient…

The world’s first patient to successfully receive a CRISPR gene-editing treatment was discharged from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on June 2, ABC News reported.  KJ Muldoon, a 10-month-old who was born with severe carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 deficiency, received the…

The Trump administration’s push to tighten oversight of international student visas has created uncertainty for many international medical graduates seeking training in the U.S. and raised concerns about potential disruptions to the nation’s healthcare delivery system. Five things to know:…

More than two dozen major medical groups are urging payers to continue covering COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant patients without burdensome utilization management or cost-sharing requirements. The June 11 letter comes several weeks after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said…

The national birth rate is declining, but neonatal ICU admissions are increasing.  Several factors are at play, according to neonatology experts Kristina Reber, MD, and Jae Kim, MD, PhD.  Dr. Reber is executive vice chair of pediatrics and division chief…

A UPMC hospital in Lititz, Pa., is ending its family medicine residency program this summer, according to an update on its website.  The family medicine residency program at UPMC Lititz spanned three years and trained doctors in pediatrics, internal medicine,…

When clinical leaders at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown (Ohio) Hospital first proposed the goal of reaching zero hospital-acquired infections, some physicians balked. It was a lofty, impractical target, some said, given the complexity of the patient population at a…

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named eight new members to the CDC panel that oversees vaccine recommendations June 11. The appointments come two days after HHS terminated all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices. Mr. Kennedy…