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U.S. healthcare gets plenty of bang for its buck out of community health workers (CHWs), according to a systematic review of the relevant published research. 

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No group fared particularly well in an analysis from Trilliant Health looking at publicly reported data. Most of the new utilization of mental health services was for anxiety, with women seeking care most often.

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The company made the changes after its manufacturer rebates for insulin were challenged by the Federal Trade Commission. Among other shifts, Optum said 100% of all rebates will be distributed to customers by 2028.

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When preparing for life as both doctors and parents, new mothers and mothers-to-be suffer significantly less burnout if they’re supported by targeted, well-planned support. 

The company keeps gaining momentum thanks to the success of its AI-powered imaging software. 

President Trump's presidential proclamation Sept. 19 to implement a $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications had immediate backlash from dozens of medical societies. Groups like the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) said this will cut off the flow of foreign physicians into the U.S. at a time when we cannot graduate enough American physicians to fill positions in a healthcare system that is facing a rapidly growing physician shortage.

SCAI said reversing the processing hold allows physicians to continue serving patients and helps stabilize the workforce.

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Stryker Sustainability Solutions is recalling more than 8,000 reprocessed medical devices. This is a Class II recall, according to the FDA, and these devices should no longer be used to treat patients.

Devi Nair, MD, director of electrophysiology and research, St. Bernards Medical Center and Arrhythmia Research Group, spoke with Cardiovascular Business at the Heart Rhythm 2026 meeting in the above video interview. She explained both the explosion of PFA use since the first FDA approvals in 2024, and the recently discovered complications of coronary vessel spasm and hemolysis and how newer PFA technology might address this.

Devi Nair, MD, reviewed some of the rare complications clinicians are seeing with PFA.

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The program provides detailed assessments of how algorithms implemented into workflows are impacting efficiency and outcomes. 

Kit Crancer, chair of the Radiology Business Management Association Radiology (RBMA) Patient Action Network, and senior vice president of public policy for Rayus, explains RBMA's concerns over how the Trump administration's $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid will economically impact rural hospitals.

More than 40 U.S. healthcare organizations are urging Congress not to make sweeping Medicaid cuts that could result in approximately 7.6 million Americans losing health insurance.

Arlene Sussman, MD, radiologist-medical director, mammography, at vRad, explains a telebreast imaging system that allows patients direct video consults with their remote radiologist just after their exams to increase personalized care and to answer questions immediately to avoid waiting for answers. She spoke on this technology in sessions at RSNA 2024.

Arlene Sussman, MD, medical director with vRad, explains a telebreast imaging system that allows patients direct video consults with a remote radiologist just after their exams to increase personalized care and answer questions immediately.

 

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For 2026, the update would be 75% of the Medicare Economic Index and 10% every year from 2027 onward. 

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U.S. healthcare gets plenty of bang for its buck out of community health workers (CHWs), according to a systematic review of the relevant published research. 

No group fared particularly well in an analysis from Trilliant Health looking at publicly reported data. Most of the new utilization of mental health services was for anxiety, with women seeking care most often.

The company made the changes after its manufacturer rebates for insulin were challenged by the Federal Trade Commission. Among other shifts, Optum said 100% of all rebates will be distributed to customers by 2028.