Tech
Recall Roundup: May 2026
Medical device malfunctions can have deadly consequences.
Caroline joined Healthcare Brew in July 2024 after three years as a health reporter for the Orlando Sentinel. Her work has appeared in outlets including CNN, Science Magazine, and The Chicago Tribune. She holds a master’s in health, environment, and science journalism from Northwestern University and degrees in psychology and English from Emory University, where she was first author on a public health study. Get in touch: [email protected]
Payers
The missing piece in prior authorization reform? Providers, some argue.
Prior auth reform is being, well, reformed.
Payers
Some employers are putting health insurance in workers’ hands. Here’s how it’s going.
What ICHRA adoption looks like, six years after it first hit the market.
Direct Care
On Rotation: May 2026
A roundup of which healthcare leaders got hired, fired, and retired.
Retail Pharmacies
How Tennessee’s PBM law could affect retail pharmacies at large
The law is another step in an escalating national effort to curb vertical integration.
Pharma
Experts are cautiously excited about ‘real-time’ FDA clinical trials
The FDA announced its idea for speedier drug approvals on April 28.
Payers
Cityblock Health's Alexander Billioux on how a Medicaid-focused startup can succeed
Billioux, the company’s chief health officer, came to the company in March.
Hospitals & Facilities
This spring’s Leapfrog ratings came with a caveat
What happens when a watchdog gets leashed? We’re finding out.
Payers
Payers did pretty well this quarter, but that trajectory could change
Just because plans are better at managing medical costs doesn’t mean costs are down.
Tech
Much of healthcare is done remotely. Is surgery next?
Intuitive-backed startup Sovato hopes to take remote surgery mainstream.