Matt Fisher

Judge blocks provision of law that strips Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood affiliates The judge’s order lifting the funding ban applies to 22 states and D.C.

#Court again rules in favor of challenger states on #Medicaid funding restrictions in OBBB aimed at #PlannedParenthood. Expect appeals and more legal maneuvering. politico.com/news/2025/12...

Same physician, fewer hospital stays for older adults | Medical Economics Study links continuity in primary care to substantially lower rates of preventable acute hospitalizations.

Continuity of #patient and #physician linked to reduced #hospital visits. Based on review of #Medicare data in specific locality. Trick is being able to maintain continuity with turnover. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/same-ph...

Smartphones at age 12 linked to worse health Preteens who own smartphones are likelier to have depression, obesity and insufficient sleep than their peers.

#Smartphones and kids 12 and under not a good combo. Having correlated to higher risk of #depression, #obesity, and insufficient sleep. Delay the #technology. www.axios.com/2025/12/01/s...

South Carolina’s Measles Outbreak Shows Chilling Effect of Vaccine Misinformation - KFF Health News When a measles outbreak emerged in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in October, health officials announced that most cases were tied to one public charter school, where only 17% of the 605 students enroll...

Another #measles outbreak in US underscores risks and dangers that quickly follow #misinformation being spread about #vaccines. Country at risk of losing elimination status, meaning outbreaks rare and contained quickly. #PublicHealth being harmed. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Report: Healthcare cyberattacks surge on holidays, weekends | TechTarget Cyberthreat actors are taking advantage of the reduced cybersecurity staffing that often comes along with holidays, weekends and material corporate events, data shows.

With #Thanksgiving coming, #healthcare has to be ready. #Cyberattacks reportedly increase on holidays and weekends. techtarget.com/healthtechse... #HIPAA

Analysis of #healthcare visit data from 9 systems showed #virtualcare added lot of substitution for in person visits. Didn't increase #Medicare spend. From #telemedicine assoc, but promising data. www.americantelemed.org/in-the-news/...

Important not to forget ongoing #lawsuit driven by a few Republican states challenging #FDA approval of #mifepristone. Despite saying leave it to the states, moves shows national strategy. thehill.com/homenews/561...

#Regulation of #artificialintelligence remains a hot button issue. #States have begun adopting #laws. Admin may try to assert #federal control and penalize states that adopt own policies. www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machi...

Payer audits, denial amounts rise again in 2025, vendor data show The average amounts of a hospital’s denied inpatient and outpatient claims have increased by 12% and 14%, respectively, with greater denial volumes also accompanying an uptick in payer’s audits, ac | ...

Claim denials and #audits by #healthinsurance to #hospitals keep increasing. Lengthens #revenue recognition time and adds to admin time. All drags on operations. www.fiercehealthcare.com/finance/paye...

More #misinformation and misleading statements impacting #publichealth coming from admin. Changed #CDC page on #vaccines to undermine #science and push unsupported views. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

From bad to worse: Doctor Alliance hacked again by same threat actor – DataBreaches.Net On November 12, DataBreaches reported that Doctor Alliance had allegedly been hacked by a threat actor who listed the data for sale on a clearnet forum. At the

Bad to worse. #Healthcare vendor reported #databreach recently and said #security was fixed. #Cyberattacker differed as it went in again and took more #patient data. databreaches.net/2025/11/18/f... #HIPAA

Billions are getting cut from health care. For some rural hospitals, growing is part of the solution For some, the cuts to health care spending aren’t an immediate concern — staffing is.

Some #ruralhealth facilities trying to ramp up #physician hires and other spend in advance of #Medicaid cuts. Goal to serve available volume and not turn #patients away. gpb.org/news/2025/11...

#Enforcement likely needed to really drive #compliance with #infoblocking #regulations. Hasn't happened much if at all yet though. medicaleconomics.com/view/informa...

Frustrated by the Medical System, Patients Turn to A.I.

#Patient frustration with traditional #healthcare system resulting in use of #chatbots and other forms of #generativeAI. Doing so despite risks. If don't adjust, harm will likely result. nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...

Food Is Medicine Needs Data To Thrive - MedCity News To make sure that Food is Medicine interventions are delivered the right way, we must be deliberate and proactive in how we collect and share data.

As with so much in #healthcare, #food is #medicine is a good goal that also requires #data to hope for success. Is the right data already there or do new sets need to be collected? medcitynews.com/2025/11/food...

AI adoption accelerates across medical practices, survey shows | Medical Economics Half of practices now use at least one AI tool; documentation and fax automation deliver the largest reported time savings, with patient communication emerging as the next major target.

#ArtificialIntelligence use growing in #healthcare practices. Documentation and fax automation couple of the top use cases right now. Focus on easy wins. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/ai-adop...

DEA to publish 4th extension of telehealth prescribing rule in wave of relief for virtual care providers Telehealth providers are receiving a flood of federal relief this week.  | The Drug Enforcement Administration published a notice that would extend pandemic-era prescribing flexibilities for telehealt...

Another extension of #COVID era #prescription rules expected to come this week too. #DEA yet to finalize a new #regulation after earlier proposals met with criticism. www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/d...

States scramble to avoid Medicaid shortfalls: Survey Some are responding by imposing new limits on how they pay hospitals and other providers.

Full #state level impact of federal #Medicaid cuts still to be seen. Unlikely any can make up difference, which can mean limiting some services and/or reducing #reimbursement. axios.com/2025/11/13/s...

Doctor Alliance Data Breach: 353GB of Patient Files Allegedly Compromised, Ransom Demanded – DataBreaches.Net On November 7, a relatively new user on a hacking forum offered data allegedly from Doctor Alliance for sale. According to the seller, there is 353 GB of data c

#DarkWeb listing appears to have #patient info from vendor providing variety of services to #healthcare orgs. No #databreach admitted yet, but #classactions starting. databreaches.net/2025/11/12/d... #HIPAA

Shutdown deal extends Medicare telehealth coverage Seniors and providers have come to rely on Medicare paying for virtual visits since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pending deal in #Congress to end shutdown includes exension of #telehealth coverage in #Medicare until Jan. 30. WIll go back to 10/1, but another cliff will get here al too soon. Can't keep swinging back and forth. axios.com/2025/11/12/s...

Cyberattacks against mobile devices climb 224% in healthcare | TechTarget Mobile devices are becoming an increasingly attractive entry point for hackers in healthcare and other critical infrastructure sectors, a new report shows.

#MobileDevices reportedly a growing #cyberattack vector in #healthcare. Proliferation of mobile systems and apps means more opportunity to exploit. techtarget.com/healthtechse... #HIPAA

Federal primary care programs improved quality but not costs, study finds | Medical Economics A decade of federal initiatives strengthened care coordination, engagement and clinical quality in primary care, but fee-for-service incentives kept spending high.

Decades worth of #Medicare programs to help #valuebasedcare did move the curve on #populationhealth, care management, and #patientengagement. Cost was harder to move. Arguably successful. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/federal...

Stronger Data Governance and Reliability Standards Needed for Wearables to Power Tech-Enabled Care - MedCity News To shift wearables from wellness tools to useful drivers of disease management, the data they generate must be as trustworthy as it is plentiful. Clear frameworks that govern how information is gather...

If #wearables will be touted as way to collect and share more #health data (arguably realizing initial selling point), still need to ensure #clinical accuracy and efficacy. Not a given right now. medcitynews.com/2025/11/stro...

UnitedHealthcare rolls back remote monitoring coverage for most chronic conditions Despite the momentum of remote monitoring uptake, UnitedHealthcare has quietly pushed out a massive change to its coverage policies that could impact thousands of Medicare beneficiaries.< | The change...

Not a quiet change: big #healthinsurer, United, severely restricting #coverage of remote #patient monitoring. Happens as #Medicare is changing coverage rules for it. Also runs counter to role in #valuebasedcare. www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/r...

Suggesting modifications to #kickback prohibitions to better enable #food as #medicine programs. Makes sense as promoting #nutrition in that way could reduce utilization. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

The shutdown leaves telehealth for Medicare patients in limbo Telehealth for Medicare started during the pandemic and became popular quickly. But the shutdown put an abrupt halt to payments for the service.

What to do with #telehealth and #patients on #Medicare. Ongoing shutdown dilemma for #healthcare as coverage is stopped until #Congress does something. npr.org/sections/sho...

Survey: Most providers not ready for TEAM bundled payments | TechTarget Despite new requirements coming in January, 77% of providers don't feel prepared for new TEAM bundled payments as they continue to suffer from data challenges.

Latest upcoming #bundledpayment model from #Medicare has a lot of #healthcare feeling unprepared. Not a great place to be with it starting in less than two months. www.techtarget.com/revcyclemana...

Remote monitoring boosts Medicare revenue by 20% for primary care practices, study finds | Medical Economics Practices using remote physiologic monitoring expanded care access without cutting visits for other patients.

#Research shows #physician practices that adopted remote patient monitoring increased #Medicare revenue by 20% in 20 years after adoption. Surprised given challenges in ramping up. ~1/4 of increase from #patient visits and care management increases. medicaleconomics.com/view/remote-...

‘A Big Positive’: How One Company Plans to Profit From Medicaid Cuts

Upcoming #work requirements in #Medicaid seen as potential #business boon for certain companies that can help track #employment and related info. Someone will typically benefit from change. nytimes.com/2025/11/03/h...

'Free' AI Pilots Are Costing Health Systems Millions - MedCity News Without clear goals and shared accountability, AI pilots can quickly become exercises in hope rather than strategy.

"Free" trials with #generativeAI tools seen as having large cost and high failure rate. Just throwing many #technology tools in without thoughtful commitment and deployment can waste on all fronts. medcitynews.com/2025/11/free... #healthIT