What will healthcare look like in 2026—and how will it impact physicians and patients? This episode reveals the strategies insurance giants and policymakers are deploying, and what it means for your practice and community.

Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley discuss Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies, changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, and why the payers are going to push on provider groups to take pay cuts.

In this episode of Inside Healthcare, Matthew Handley and Ron Howrigon delve into the complexities of healthcare costs and insurance denials. They discuss the financial incentives that drive insurance companies to deny claims and Ron's recent appearance on ‪CBS Sunday Morning‬ .Listen: Matthew and Ron talk to Dr. Dan Hurley about his cancer diagnosis and subsequent insurance denials

Watch: Why do insurance companies deny prior authorizations? Ron Howrigon explains on CBS Sunday Morning

On this episode of Inside Healthcare, Ron Howrigon and Matthew Handley discuss the Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the heart of the record long government shutdown. What do they do? Who are they for? And is it really “free” healthcare? All questions Ron and Matthew answer. Plus they take a look at a reform plan from Oscar Health CEO Mark Bertolini.

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