Most Americans didn’t notice the quietly scrapped salmonella protections because they’re not paying attention to public health news. That silence is dangerous. 4sighthealth.com/hey-independen…

Until healthcare organizations get cybersecurity right, adoption of AI technology will drag as risk-averse CEOs continue to misspend their health IT dollars. Again, it's patients who ultimately suffer. politico.com/newsletters/fu…

David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson discuss the pros and cons of vertical integration and healthcare platforms and who benefits from them on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 4sighthealth.com/podcast-puttin…

How bad do MA plans have to be in order for providers to prefer to go forward without rather than to go forward with them? fortune.com/well/2025/04/2…

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The private sector may not have the guts to keep moving forward on improving equity and reducing disparities even when incentivized. homehealthcarenews.com/2025/04/aco-re…

The Trump regime's anti-DEI agenda will make efforts to reverse long-standing health disparities more difficult. The question is whether the private sector has the guts to keep moving forward on these issues. cnbc.com/2025/04/30/rfk…

Competition to sell to a worldwide market should lower the cost of GLP-1s and along with it the costs of treating obesity-related chronic diseases. Too bad the Trump regime nixed coverage of GLP-1s as a medical benefit to treat obesity. reuters.com/business/healt…

What would you ask a former hospital CEO turned U.S. Senator? In his latest column, 4sight Health's David Burda shares the five questions he should have asked Sen. Rick Scott when he ran into him in an elevator. 4sighthealth.com/burda-on-healt…

Physician burnout is down 28% since 2021, with more doctors reporting better work-life balance and fulfillment. But employed doctors lag behind. What’s going on? 4sight Health’s David Burda looks at the data. 4sighthealth.com/did-you-hear-t…

President and CEO of Trilliant Health Hal Andrews shares his biggest takeaways from Trilliant's Trends Shaping the Health Economy report. What made him pessimistic? What made him optimistic? Find out in this interview with 4sight Health's David Burda. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4si…

Big news: David W. Johnson won Gold at the 2025 Azbee Awards for his hfm column, including pieces on GoFundMe in healthcare and Walmart Health’s fall. Read his colulmns and commentaries from hfm: hfma.org/author/david-w…

Big Pharma? Big salaries. It will be interesting to see how the Trump regime's uninformed and indecipherable economic policy and tariff mayhem will impact the drug sector and, by extension, the sector's top CEOs. mmm-online.com/news/what-did-…

Can clinical labs lead the future of value-based care? The Clinical Lab 2.0 movement says yes. Learn how pathologists can drive better outcomes, lower costs, and lead care coordination. 4sighthealth.com/the-future-of-…

When the top executives of the nation's largest health insurance companies continue to enjoy big compensation packages even in down years, what incentive do they have to change the healthcare system to benefit consumers? modernhealthcare.com/insurance/unit…

Who owns your hospital could decide whether you survive surgery. A new Health Affairs study shows a sharp rise in mortality after PE firm acquisitions. Ownership matters. 4sighthealth.com/dont-let-the-s…

It also makes it harder for organized medicine to cry poor when average annual physician compensation is topping $375,000. Everyone profits from the current healthcare system except its real customers, patients. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/phys…

David W. Johnson and Julie Murchinson debate whether Trump's latest plan to lower drug prices for consumers will be something or just sound and fury signifying nothing on the new episode of the 4sight Health Roundup podcast, moderated by David Burda. 4sighthealth.com/podcast-critiq…

Like the inexorable rise in the number of hospital beds and employment, so, too, is the compensation for hospital and health system chain CEOs. Makes it harder for hospital lobbyists to cry poor. fiercehealthcare.com/special-report…

Another reason not to cripple the ACA is the fact that millions will become uninsured after the Trump regime slashes the Medicaid program. The ACA may be able to absorb some of that. politico.com/live-updates/2…