U.S. healthcare is in the throes of an affordability crisis. The good news is that healthcare leaders have all the evidence, tools and expertise needed to keep the predicament from becoming a plight. Can they marshal the will to wield those weapons toward that end? 

According to a new survey, both cardiologists and noncardiologists feel good about the specialty's long-term health. 

Certain corners of the healthcare AI industry continue hyping the notion that their technology will render physicians unneeded. Young people, including potential medical students, might believe the claim. Here’s help. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth provider HealthTap began to emphasize its ability to deliver primary care services. Now, Co-Founder and CEO Sean Mehra says, long-term patient care delivered from anywhere has become its central focus, as advancements in technology made it a reality.

The idea is spreading thanks to a new startup focused on providing support for cardiologists.

Earlier this year Congress extended CMS’s hospital-at-home waiver for five years via the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. With that bold stroke, ‘HaH’ services became eligible for Medicare reimbursement through September of 2030. 

Federal regulators alleged that U.S. Anesthesia Partners—a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowes—engaged in a “roll-up scheme” in Texas that effectively eliminated the competition. The company denies the allegations, but has agreed to undisclosed terms that would see the lawsuit resolved. 

The nonfiction book market is flooded with titles mentioning AI or artificial intelligence. Here’s a new work that will shake your world whether you’re an AI lover, loather or someone in between.