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Hospital and health system executives and board members are currently confronting financial and operational uncertainty on multiple fronts—and the constant barrage of changing information can be overwhelming.

The healthcare industry will see roughly $1 trillion in federal spending cuts over the next decade now that H.R. 1—better known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—has been signed into law.

In light of Medicaid cuts in the now-signed OBBB becoming law, this week’s graphic highlights a prominent use of Medicaid.

Senate parliamentarian takes issue with some proposed Medicaid cuts, payers pledge to reform prior authorization, ACIP meets amid criticism

All ACIP committee members dismissed, dozens of states sue 23andMe, FDA to use AI in drug approvals

Multi-year health plan products have the potential to change a lot about how healthcare business models work today.

Michael McAuliff covers policy and politics in Washington D.C. for Modern Healthcare. He joins the podcast to talk more about the recent budget reconciliation bill.

Demographics behind youth firearm ED visits

CBO releases coverage impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill, 5th Circuit to rehear No Surprises Act challenge, many Epic customers live on TEFCA.

The challenges that hospitals and health systems currently face are amplifying this complexity, from uncertainty about potential changes to federal healthcare policy—including Medicaid and NIH funding cuts and tariffs—inflation, and ongoing workforce challenges.

This week’s graphic highlights Vizient Vulnerability Index (VVI) and procedure utilization data to show how utilization differs when certain socioeconomic factors are considered.

This week’s graphic illustrates how Epic has continued to expand its lead in the electronic health record (EHR) market over its rival Oracle Health, which acquired Cerner in 2022.