Healthcare Access & Affordability Under Threat

Rural anesthesia access is threatened by CRNA restrictions; opt-out frameworks could help (article 5). Insurance reform is needed to curb prior authorization and copay accumulator abuses (article 8). A Wisconsin poll shows bipartisan support for affordable cancer care (article 11). Prescription drug prices dropped 3.1% year-over-year (article 18). The No Surprises Act is inadvertently increasing system costs through arbitration (article 23). Medicare for All debate continues (article 19). Safety-net funding remains precarious.