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January 2026: Artificial Intelligence, Health Spending, And More

This week, we released our January issue focusing on artificial intelligence, health spending, and more.

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A R T I F I C I A L   I N T E L L I G E N C E

The AI Arms Race In Health Insurance Utilization Review: Promises Of Efficiency And Risks Of Supercharged Flaws

Michelle M. Mello et al.

Artificial Intelligence Payment Policies: Challenges For CMS And The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Robert L. Longyear and Robert A. Berenson

Aligning AI Payment Policy With Desired Outcomes Rather Than Inputs May Require Customized Pathways

Sita K. Kottilil and Amol S. Navathe

Medicare Spending On Artificial Intelligence: Payment Policy Is Only Part Of The Story

Hannah T. Neprash

H E A L T H   S P E N D I N G

Anatomy Of A Slowdown: Decomposing The Moderation In Health Spending Growth, 2009–19

Sherry A. Glied and Brendan Lui

E Y E   O N   T H E   I R A

Trends In Biopharmaceutical Clinical Trials After Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

So-Yeon Kang et al.

Prescription Drug Policy, 2025 And 2026: The Year In Review And The Year Ahead

Rachel Sachs

part of our Health Policy At A Crossroads series

What Medicare Hospital Payment Classifications Mean For Policy Making

Christine H. Monahan et al.

The Missing Piece: Why Employers Still Can’t Solve The Health Care Puzzle

Shawn Gremminger and Katie Martin

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

Restoring A Holistic Understanding Of Health In A Post-Narrative Age

Douglas P. Slakey

Fertility Tracking Must Be Grounded In Evidence And Reproductive Justice

Chelsea Polis

Hospital Prices Post-COVID-19: Troubling Trends From California

Glenn Melnick

part of our Provider Prices In The Commercial Sector series

New Alzheimer’s Breakthroughs Demand A New Definition Of Dementia-Friendliness

Katherine O'Malley

A Multilayered Public Policy Approach To Ultraprocessed Foods

Diana R. H. Winters