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Cassie McGrath

Cassie McGrath joined Healthcare Brew in May 2024. She previously worked for the Boston Business Journal, MassLive, Frontline PBS, GBH, the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Massachusetts Daily Collegian. She graduated from the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021 with a dual degree in journalism and political science and a certificate in international relations.

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Direct Care

National Nurses United president shares state of nursing in 2026

“Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, you’re a nurse,” Turner says.

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Hospitals & Facilities

This Chicago health system uses LotusOne to cut staffing costs

LotusOne gives hospitals insight into the impact and cost of temporary labor.

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Payers

As the Affordable Care Act turns 16, experts reflect on its impact and future

With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, big changes are coming to Medicaid and the ACA.

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Tech

How publisher Wiley is leaning into AI

In a 2025 study, Wiley found 84% of researchers are using AI, up from 57%.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Signed and Scrubbed: March 2026 hospital M&A

Universal Health Services is looking to acquire Talkspace, among other updates.

Healthcare Brew monthly series on AI Startups
Tech

AI 411: March 2026

Your monthly roundup of AI announcements is here.

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Hospitals & Facilities

Tennessee provider rebrands as Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital

The impact of attaching a celebrity name to a hospital.

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Hospitals & Facilities

This Texas high school is teaching healthcare in a realistic hospital setting

As healthcare shortages continue, this health system and high school partner to build up staff.

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Retail Pharmacies

Day in the life of Amy Compton-Phillips, chief medical officer at CVS Health

The internist turned executive shares how she transitioned to the healthcare giant and why.

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Pharma

Supply chain leaders were excited by Supreme Court tariff strikedown, though still very confused

Tariffs have brought a “wave of chaos and confusion to the global supply chains,” one expert says.