Democratic state treasurers of four states warned of the consequences of Republican-proposed Medicaid cuts, not just to their budgets and state beneficiaries but to hospitals. Most people who would lose Medicaid coverage would not get other health insurance due to the cost, such as through plans available on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, they said.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is getting involved in negotiations over a $1 billion academic medicine deal between the University of Minnesota, Fairview Health Services and Essentia Health, with the entities agreeing to renewed discussions with a strategic facilitator to chart a path forward.

Moving public health forward means being more effective with resources and using technology, says 2025 HIMSS Changemaker Award recipient Josh Wymer of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, who was recently involved in a statewide data project.  

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and The University of Texas at Austin have launched a joint initiative, the Collaborative Accelerator for Transformative Research Endeavors to support research projects focused on preventing, diagnosing and treating ca