Several states use taxpayer dollars to help struggling residents pay down medical debt. One is considered a leader of the movement—by critics as well as proponents. 

The Children’s Health Defense, a vaccine-skeptic lobby once chaired by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., filed a complaint in federal court against the American Academy of Pediatrics, alleging it engaged in systemic corruption. The same day, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his state would be investigating the financial ties between vaccine developers, insurers and pediatricians.

Can you guess the (lightly disputed) champion of healthcare AI suppliers? Here’s a hint. This company caters to physicians and just this week reached a valuation of $12B. 

General hospitals seem to be deviating more so from radiation regimens than their pediatric counterparts, based on an analysis of nearly 5.5 million medical claims. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics and co-plaintiffs are tightening the screws in their lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other healthcare leaders in the Trump administration.   

Medical societies representing all three specialties issued a joint statement Jan. 21, criticizing studies claiming such scans pose risk of potential patient harm. 

2026 may be the year that many if not most healthcare leaders arrive at a fork in the road to mature AI implementation. 

The U.S. Department of Justice said the defendants, five ophthalmology clinics in Florida, would pay kickbacks to a testing company that performed unnecessary transcranial Doppler ultrasounds. Prosecutors said an investigation into incidents of Medicare and Medicaid fraud stemming from the conspiracy is ongoing.