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May 20, 2026 Jake Fishman 0 min read
  1. KFF: ACA plan enrollment plummets.
  2. Twenty-nine large health org and CMS target simplifying prior auth.
  3. Sutter Health and Santa Clara University to build AI-focused med school.
  4. GHO Capital and CBC Group form $21B healthcare investment firm.
  5. NYC H+H breach exposes 1.8M patients’ data, including fingerprints.
  6. Hospital wastewater shows drug-resistant fungus months before patients.
  7. States sue to expand student loans for nursing and other healthcare degrees.
  8. 71% of US adults use health-related apps, and 64% use health devices.
  9. How Aetna is using AI for patient engagement.
  10. TrumpRx site adds 600 more generics.

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