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Hospitals increasingly pursue integration strategies to contain costs, yet evidence remains limited. This study examines the effects of 3 forms of integration on hospital costs.

The authors assessed charitable care spending for a 1-month supply of medications at discharge. One-third of the cost was spent on medications for which a more sustainable coverage method exists.

A new Commonwealth Fund report finds persistent racial health disparities nationwide despite coverage gains, with major gaps in care, access, and outcomes.

House lawmakers questioned hospital CEOs over rising health care costs, consolidation, opaque billing, Medicaid cuts, and site neutrality.

Pediatric care deserts push Medicaid families into costly ED visits; learn how primary care access gaps fuel chronic issues and spending.

This article presents a microcosting analysis of resources needed for the implementation and sustainment of the Massachusetts model evaluated in the PROUD trial.

The authors updated a diagnosis list to identify low-acuity emergency department visits by veterans and applied it to examine trends and predictors of veterans’ low-acuity utilization.

EBO Editor in Chief Sucharu "Chris" Prakash, MD, addresses the role of nutrition in cancer prevention and treatment.

A clinical pharmacy leader outlines 8 interdependent domains institutions must master to build financially sustainable, patient-accessible CGT programs.

Amy Leader, DrPH, MPH, explains that trust is key to clinical trial enrollment at an Institute for Value-Based Medicine event in Philadelphia.

Equity gaps in lung cancer molecular testing persist; reflex testing and nurse navigation speed care, while coverage and access barriers stall outcomes

Outpatient electronic health records at an academic medical center showed that only 1% of visits by tobacco users were associated with a bill for cessation counseling.

A program in Detroit identified hundreds of patients with chronic kidney disease.

Analysis of billing codes before and after implementation of a care process for weight-focused visits revealed increased primary care revenue for these encounters.

Even with significant organizational investment in cross-system coordination, primary care providers report a range of challenges in coordinating care with specialists in other health systems.

New studies link extreme heat, obesity coaching gaps, cancer delays, ACA cost spikes, and income inequality to widening global health disparities.

Disparities in health system performance were larger by income in the US, indicating a need for structural and systemic policy efforts.

Vaccine schedule shifts may widen gaps; learn how safety-net workflows and community education counter misinformation and boost uptake.

New studies link abortion bans to higher births and WIC demand and spotlight care-access gaps, cancer disparities, and value-based reforms shaping 2026.

Cost barriers push Latino adults to delay care, raising emergency department visits.

Survey flags GLP-1 cost hurdles as nurses win staffing protections, new trauma center cuts shooting deaths, and understaffing data sharpen care debates.

ACOs entering MSSP with higher spending were consistently more likely to earn bonuses—a gap that persisted after a 2017 benchmarking policy change.

New data show Chicago’s South Side Level 1 trauma center cuts gunshot travel times and lowers firearm deaths, highlighting equity gains.

The visual nature of head and neck cancer calls for treatment strategies that will minimize toxicities related to radiation therapy. Advances in precision radiation techniques, supportive care, and multidisciplinary approaches have improved outcomes, improving quality of life.

Margaret Krackeler, MD, of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, shares lessons on implementing evidence-based formulary changes for patients with CLL.