D.C. Week: Hospital Payment Update Proposed

A last-minute push to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies was stopped as GOP leadership prevented an expedited vote, leaving the future of the subsidies uncertain.

Experts discuss the clinical and economic burden of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), emerging clinical data, and strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Recent political shifts impacting health policy and access to care for millions dominated the news in 2025.

Rachel A. Prusynski, DPT, PhD, discusses her study on how payment models affect home health care delivery and patient outcomes.

Self-insured employers face regulatory challenges when adopting value-based contracts, requiring careful data governance, standardized metrics, and legal frameworks to align with federal value-based care models.

Employers struggle to define value from health care spending amid complexity and misaligned incentives. Achieving measurable outcomes requires transparency, incentive realignment, and gradual, employee-centered change.