ASPE’s Analysis Of Medicaid Work Requirements: Argument By Assumption Richard G. FrankandSherry Glied June 12, 2026 ++

ASPE’s Analysis Of Medicaid Work Requirements: Argument By Assumption Richard G. FrankandSherry Glied June 12, 2026 https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/aspe-s-analysis-medicaid-work-requirements-argument-assumption?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-869VZQThymwjRMqFItNgfjRU008-GOIjJoG35uw9PEh1xjlUXg8iHn_qtKGhCu2mgBnWPr3pAh3nQuK7rBdSb440hmHA&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu The finding that Medicaid work requirements could reduce poverty by 1.6 to 2.9 million people, rather than representing their likely impact, stems from an unwarranted assumption: If millions of beneficiaries newly obtain work, poverty would decline by a corresponding amount. Will The ACOG Finally Address The Stillbirth Crisis—Or Continue To Stand On The Sidelines? Ann O’Neill,Samantha Banerjee,andHelen Raleigh June 12, 2026 https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/acog-finally-address-stillbirth-crisis-continue-stand-sidelines?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--2IyF5F8s5oeETAtdcTBVyRbUSAjb4JtE0wvwAyLNg2ey4G4QQxchHJLobuD5zD_nTpNkjs_TsDbcgQx19X50PBnuBYw&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu If any institution can bend the curve on preventable stillbirth, it is the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Yet, despite clear evidence and successful state initiatives, the ACOG has been frustratingly slow to revise its clinical guidelines.

Why New Drugs And AI Chatbots Won’t Cure Health Care’s Cost Disease Soleil Shah,Suhas Gondi,andNiyum Gandhi June 11, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/why-new-drugs-and-ai-chatbots-won-t-cure-health-care-s-cost-disease?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--1aLCtwKdTXCjDsNDglDm-1K35fiXhx8bL2twka2O_1LpCb6GktvmC-Lq8DegANxRLhjb1D2M4LZSIAZvkCZjLHnMq1A&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu The classic cost-disease cure is to “productize” what used to be a service by substituting scalable goods. But in health care, the opportunity lies not in replacing services with goods but in raising productivity across labor-intensive workflows.

Lessons From TAVR For Medicare’s ‘Coverage With Evidence Development’ Program Pei-Jung Lin,Sean R. Tunis,andPeter J. Neumann June 11, 202

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/lessons-tavr-medicare-s-coverage-evidence-development-program?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_SIKFTPf4MBkJ2kanRONZ0lXVGFZ7v0pClxGy0SQOslMQ5QTulC0UNVintU_NZLqEuR6r3VvKu_zjM6dZpJFOjsff3DQ&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu Policymakers should preserve the achievements of the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement registry while recognizing that ongoing evidence generation does not require a permanent mandate.

Suing The Scorecard Won’t Improve Hospital Safety Barak D. RichmanandRobert M. Kaplan June 10, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/suing-scorecard-won-t-improve-hospital-safety?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8xpvcf4thAm-BBXftcd2rQOb0kuqz0-nAyVKQa9V9nshnfVArMCx5xDny_tHpL4XN2tvhm4lj8zGeuGqR2BQ6-A-OsFQ&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu Hospitals that received poor grades did not respond with a pledge to improve quality; instead, they sued the messenger. They also invoked a consumer protection statute to silence a consumer advocate. That inversion should give policymakers pause.

Hospital Safety Grades Aren’t Keeping Up With Technology. Here’s What They Need To Measure Next Eric Leroux June 10, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/hospital-safety-grades-aren-t-keeping-up-technology-here-s-they-need-measure-next?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9jr_EP-CUcWUeimlG_IuCfpX5sse7cGd_ncB-d_vHpkDxQtsaK9ORAbOb6xAZc3_JiIU9mhmGsIs1okM2v2yimqoykw&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu We should keep grading hospitals. We must also imagine measurement structures as intelligent as the systems they evaluate.

Experts Skeptical About AI Medical Licensure, Readiness To Independently Prescribe Dhruv Khullar,Emma E. McGinty,Colleen L. Barry,Ravi Parikh,andAmelia M. Bond June 10, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/experts-skeptical-ai-medical-licensure-readiness-independently-prescribe?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_-YSzqp-IhWCf9hST2eyLcyta2DrS6hrVMNbAuapYml0WAiCkp9RW6etkLgm1zpIUBCk--p4-Og4aZnwODIPHBvoTK3A&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu AI is increasingly moving from experimental settings into health care delivery. Improvements in AI have created growing interest in the use of “agentic” systems that can carry out multi-step processes with limited human oversight.

Why FDA’s Plausible Mechanism Framework Matters For Ultra-Rare Disease Policy Peter J. Pitts June 8, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/why-fda-s-plausible-mechanism-framework-matters-ultra-rare-disease-policy?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-95-nW97T1x9NddRF4dD8VDz_mZRz_eXHlNTk8BK_GoxGc_m9D69jwRQjI_fONuRLVW1GgrOY7IB4gtWwRvY0s465qAYw&_hsmi=423554003&utm_source=hasu Ultra-rare diseases often lack patient populations large enough to support randomized controlled trials. The question is not whether to abandon rigorous standards, but how to apply them when the denominator collapses.