Hospitals & Facilities
How health systems are competing with AI search tools for patients
It’s the ultimate showdown: Hospital vs. Dr. Robot.
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
UnitedHealthcare and Elevance are shrinking Medicare Advantage rolls
The two top insurers are among the latest payers to reduce MA enrollment.
Pharma
GLP-1 manufacturers enter a turf war
The girls are fighting…again.
Tech
Recall Roundup: January 2026
January’s recalls had high stakes: fires, overdoses, and death were just a few risks. Alt dek:
Direct Care
On Rotation: January 2026
A nondefinitive list of moves from the nation’s healthcare leaders.
Tech
New year, new digital therapeutics pilot
We’re picking up the TEMPO.
Pharma
New survey sheds light on hospital pharmacies’ biggest challenges
Hospital pharmacies are struggling amid drug shortages, high costs, and changing regulations.
Hospitals & Facilities
Hospital margins are threatened as surgeries move outpatient
The old inpatient-only list can’t come to the phone right now. Why? She’s dead.
Hospitals & Facilities
Nurses hope 2026 is a year of momentum for safer staffing
2026 is off to a busy start for nurses, featuring strikes and reorganized standards.
Pharma
Eli Lilly’s security head on how AI helps, hurts cybersecurity
The trillion-dollar biopharma is balancing innovation with caution.