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Regulatory Issues September 8, 2026

What Phasing Out the Fax Has to Do with a $50 Billion Rural Health Fix

By Bob Watson – One of the clearest tests of the federal government’s $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) will be whether rural patients’ health information can move with them across the healthcare system.

Predictions January 5, 2026

Targeting 4 More Years and Scaling Value-Based Care Models in 2026

Our annual predictions for 2026 concludes with Value-Based Care. Throughout the past few weeks we have been asking the industry experts what they think we will see in 2026. Check out all our predictions including AI in healthcare, interoperability, Life Sciences, Patient Experience, and the business of healthcare.