Regulation, coverage and access
Policy, payment and public health decisions that shape how clinicians practice and patients get care.
Egbavwe PelaContributing writer
Health Policy
For highly sensitized patients awaiting a combined heart-liver transplant, the simple question of which organ goes in first
Dr. Abu Bakar · July 19, 2026 · 8 min
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The structural divide between urban and rural healthcare delivery in the United States has reached a critical inflection
Rayan Salih · 8 min read
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The individual health insurance landscape in the United States is facing a massive structural contraction.
Rayan Salih · 9 min read
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Pharmacist-led discharge care is an increasingly visible approach to easing the risky period right after a patient leaves
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
Health Policy
Pharmacy-based methadone treatment lets patients pick up their daily methadone dose at a local pharmacy instead of an
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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Pharmacist-led discharge care means pharmacists take charge of a patient’s medications as they leave the hospital.
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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The video explores the “churn” of insurance and its negative effects on the daily lives of people with
Rayan Salih · 15 min read
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening via mobile health units is emerging as a practical way to reach people
Dr. Abu Bakar · 7 min read
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Accountable Care Organization (ACO) savings are central to a decade‑long experiment in paying differently for Medicare care.
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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Health care spending is the fastest growing component of state budgets as well as of employer sponsored health
Rayan Salih · 11 min read
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The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) has been used by the federal government to test value-based payment models
Rayan Salih · 12 min read
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Online sports betting has gone from a niche hobby to a normal part of watching sports.
Dr. Abu Bakar · 6 min read
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Why do men avoid the doctor’s office? Many things in life and healthcare aren’t set up to be
Dr. Abu Bakar · 11 min read
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Health data is beginning to play a greater role in clinical and policy decision-making for clinicians and policymakers
Rayan Salih · 11 min read
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Cannabis has long been touted as an insomnia cure, but many experts say it’s not a viable long-term
Rayan Salih · 6 min read
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued draft guidance for sponsors seeking full approval for targeted
Rayan Salih · 7 min read
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There are few things more distressing in emergency medicine than the care of a patient in acute pain,
Dr. Abu Bakar · 12 min read
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