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HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY Modern Healthcare: Travel Nursing Market Steadies As Profitability Issues Persist https://www.modernhealthcare.com/providers/staffing/mh-travel-nursing-market-profitability-survey/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--U-V1V5vBzmca8VdRzfR7wL2zgMLcgi2gPpwVQPUuYlxduyFHt5bH_cPEKxfxUCN1yK9X3EZe_klUkUK0m9QGCHTKsdQ&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email The travel nurse market is normalizing and several key performance metrics appear to be stabilizing above pre-Covid pandemic levels, according to the annual SIA NATHO Travel Nurse Benchmarking Survey. At the same time, profitability remains under pressure even as bill rates hold relatively steady. Overall, the data suggests the market is no longer in sharp decline but is instead moving into a more stable and operationally disciplined environment. (Fullilove, 5/22) AP: State Asylums' Psychiatric Records Are Often Hard To Get https://apnews.com/article/state-asylum-psychiatric-records-df3ae6af27ca1d51df9a98fdb34185a7?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--O254e2OWTsYyWPA4krE0tQCnLplKKmTpR-Z03-4C1nUrhV5lPnpWNmcy3JgHF0NTmwh3IQfn1tBOa_8q2hdsOFIeY9A&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email Breta Meria Conole was in a state psychiatric hospital for more than two decades. But the reason why is a family mystery. Debby Hannigan, her great grandniece, tried for years to access Conole’s medical records, because she thought they might hold clues to mental health issues in her family, including her oldest daughter’s depression. Hannigan twice wrote to the state of New York for the records. The second time she included a supporting note from her daughter’s therapist, who said the details would help “to know their family medical history better.” Both times she was turned away. (Stobbe, 5/24) NPR: Mental Health Therapists Who Use AI To Take Notes Face Questions About Trust https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5826943/talk-therapy-mental-health-ai-artificial-intelligence-privacy-trust?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_NpT7xegl8Bpuit16O461WCI3lc3X5mqrdNmikfzmR5aYuCE8kcw4SXVzw8ruEUTpFeAZD5F8GJSTknJ3YNhrv2i0Ucg&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email For two years, Molly Quinn trusted her therapist with things she hadn't told anyone else. So when her therapist mentioned trying an artificial intelligence tool to take notes, Quinn didn't immediately refuse. The 31-year-old librarian from Fayetteville, Ark., asked to research it first. She wanted to understand where her words would go — whether they would stay local or be processed somewhere in the cloud. (Johnston, 5/26) The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: Ohio Therapists See Clawbacks Paused, Pay Reduced https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2026/05/caresource-halts-medicaid-clawbacks-but-cuts-pay-for-ohio-therapists.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9LwMBjjbO8-qubVEQWrvDhkf827lUsSy4AvOf-xZqFtf2rX1e3B6Ca3pjXAyEsUBf20dnhpznFpZkOqs3XNX0trNqJyQ&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email The first thing Ohio therapists saw was the bill. It came from CareSource, Ohio’s largest Medicaid managed care plan, which covers more than 1.4 million members. In April, the Dayton-based organization told some behavioral health providers that it had been paying them too much for treating Medicaid patients — and that the therapists would have to pay the money back. (Washington, 5/25) The Baltimore Sun: Eastern Shore Receives $3.1 Million Federal Healthcare Funding https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/05/24/eastern-shore-health-funding/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--SNZwxxDXUiPoJa3QNfp9GEGqqWAdr4odExWCaXDtGIU88_QNAQoVXdbnpqVKJv5-OgZ6jur4a0vG8cl3KFRCHK1A8Ow&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email Communities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore have received more than $3 million in federal funding to assist with clinic staffing and other health care needs. The $3,139,017 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced Sunday by U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, will go to Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. (Hubbard, 5/24) Carolina Public Press: UNCW Gets UNC System Blessing To Continue Medical School Planning https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2026/05/24/uncw-gets-unc-system-blessing-to-continue-medical-school-planning/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8GYkSW0xg7Ubqj3wm4D7T2zsfvP-8vVRwwNznQFo2R_D3fagxYe4PtSWtVqVdS5y8ujnKCKLuPfWXGyhfu8smn2XfQ6w&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email The University of North Carolina System Board of Governors voted Thursday to let UNC-Wilmington move forward with the planning process for its proposed medical school. It’s the next step — though an unusual one — in the university’s effort to mend healthcare inequity by increasing access in Southeastern North Carolina. (Denning, 5/24) The Washington Post: Weight-Loss Compounder Hims & Hers Is Shifting To Wellness And Longevity https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/24/weight-loss-compounder-hims-hers-is-shifting-wellness-longevity/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-867zLRuiEkfxeIoLc1k4prGCkiEhDiZLpwrRWHAUG3GyB_Iqv61y6yQIhApuaUKVVPxO6UlQOmlXRddxOxjPplUPFOAg&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email The next phase of Andrew Dudum’s quest to change how Americans get their health care is taking shape behind the walls of a nondescript factory, tucked off a side street in Silicon Valley. As co-founder and CEO of telehealth company Hims & Hers, Dudum has helped lead the tech industry’s encroachment on traditional medicine, using social media to sell popular prescription drugs over the internet. (Rowland, 5/24)