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CVS to split off pharmacy business, ending the healthcare conglomerate era
CVS Health intends to keep together its insurance and pharmacy benefits divisions and create a separate company for its pharmacies, in a breakup set for 2028.
CVS plans to break up $117B healthcare conglomerate
A CVS split would follow a decade-long trend of consolidation, with health insurers combining with pharmacy benefits firms and medical providers.
10 ways Democrats could make healthcare cheaper after their huge election wins
Dems won big. So when is your healthcare going to get better?
Healthcare costs helped Democrats win big in the midterms
Democrats now control the House and Senate, with major ambitions for healthcare reform. KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner explains how high costs, abortion ballot measures and Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan win could shape the healthcare debate next year.
Waystar touts bigger health system wins and growing AI pipeline
Healthcare payment software maker Waystar again outperformed analysts’ estimates in the third quarter as the company builds out new artificial intelligence capabilities and drives growth by adding | Waystar again outperformed analysts’ estimates in the third quarter as the company builds out new AI capabilities and drives growth by adding new customers and selling more of its platform to existing clients.
How Science and the Environment Fared in the 2026 U.S. Midterms
Science was on the ballot across the United States in Tuesday’s midterm elections. On federal, state, and municipal levels, hundreds of people with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine ran for office. Americans also voted on measures related to conservation projects, pollutant abatement, healthcare access, and environmental reviews.
British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows
Patient, who is in stable condition, is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday
Earth Science Tech (ETST) Wins Through the Inherent Operating Leverage of Its ‘Conglomerate’ Business Model
Austin, Texas, November 4th, 2026, FinanceWireEarth Science Tech (OTCQB: ETST) is a strategic holding company that brings together innovative businesses across the healthcare, pharmacy, technology and telemedicine, real estate, and consumer products spaces. Its primary operating strategy is to cont…
CVS plans to break up $117 billion healthcare conglomerate
The move mirrors the break up of Walgreens.
ARCare triples nurse capacity by combining RPM and chronic care management
A redesigned nursing workflow connects home blood pressure readings with patient relationships – expanding remote monitoring across three states.
TPA WellNet Healthcare Selects EHVAhealth Voice AI to Automate Health Plan Provider Calls
EHVAhealth, the health payer platform of EHVA.ai, today announced that WellNet Healthcare, a third-party administrator (TPA), has selected EHVAhealth's conversational voice AI to automate its inbound provider calls. EHVAhealth is purpose-built for health plans, TPAs, payers, and benefit administrators that need to answer high volumes of provider calls without adding headcount.
Contract Brings Big Wins for Healthcare Professionals in New York - The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
Contract Brings Big Wins for Healthcare Professionals in New York
This Week's Health IT Jobs
It can be very overwhelming scrolling through job board after job board in search of a position that fits your wants and needs. Let us take that stress away by
CVS to split into two companies, in major breakup of its $117 billion healthcare empire
CVS Health said Wednesday it is splitting into two companies, marking one of the largest shakeups in the healthcare industry. It’s a major reversal of the mergers that brought together the nation’s largest drugstore retailer along with health insurance giant Aetna and pharmacy benefit manager Caremark.
CVS to split into two companies, in major breakup of its $117 billion healthcare empire
CVS Health said Wednesday it is splitting into two companies, marking one of the largest shakeups in the healthcare industry. It’s a major reversal of the mergers that brought together the nation’s largest drugstore retailer along with health insurance giant Aetna and pharmacy benefit manager Caremark.
Sanford Health Column: Keeping human connection at the heart of healthcare
When used appropriately, AI documentation can make a visit feel more personal, not less. Instead of dividing attention between a patient and a computer screen, a clinician may be able to focus more fully on the conversation.
CVS announces plan to split into 2 companies, separating pharmacy from insurance
CVS announced plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies on Wednesday, reshaping one of the largest healthcare companies in the US.
Democrats ready healthcare push
Democrats have clear first steps when it comes to healthcare: enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies and reversing Medicaid cuts.
CVS Health beats estimates, raises guidance amid split plans
Investing.com -- CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) reported third-quarter adjusted EPS of $2.09, beating analyst estimates of $1.65, as the healthcare giant announced plans to separate into two independent companies.
CVS Health's (NYSE:CVS) Q3 2026: strong sales
Diversified healthcare company CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street's expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue up 5.4% year on year to $108.4 billion. The company's full-year revenue guidance of $420 billion at the midpoint came in 0.5% above analysts' consensus estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.09 per share was 26.6% above analysts' consensus estimates.
CVS reveals plans to split into two companies
CVS Health is splitting up. | CVS Health is splitting up. The healthcare giant announced Wednesday morning that it would divide its business units into two companies.
CVS to Split Off Pharmacy Business, Ending the Healthcare Conglomerate Era
In a breakup planned for 2028, CVS Health intends to split off its pharmacies into a new company, while keeping together its businesses in insurance and pharmacy benefits.
CVS to Split Off Pharmacy Business, Ending the Healthcare Conglomerate Era
In a breakup planned for 2028, CVS Health intends to split off its pharmacies into a new company, while keeping together its businesses in insurance and pharmacy benefits.
Lobo football to health care leadership, Brad Cook finds purpose in building better systems
For Brad Cook, leadership began long before he entered the healthcare industry. As a student at The University of New Mexico, Cook received a full ride scholarship to serve as the head equipment manager for the Lobo football team. This experience gave...
CVS Health plans to split in two. Here’s what is driving the massive healthcare breakup.
The healthcare giant surprised analysts with the decision to separate its business.
CVS Health to split in two, separating pharmacy business from insurance
Nov 4 (Reuters) - CVS Health said on Wednesday it will split into two companies, separating retail pharmacy from its insurance and pharmacy-benefit operations in a major unwinding of the healthcare conglomerate it spent years building through acquisiti...
CVS Health to split in two, separating pharmacy business from insurance
Nov 4 (Reuters) - CVS Health said on Wednesday it will split into two companies, separating retail pharmacy from its insurance and pharmacy-benefit operations in a major unwinding of the healthcare conglomerate it spent years building through acquisiti...
CVS Health to split in two, separating pharmacy business from insurance
Nov 4 (Reuters) - CVS Health said on Wednesday it will split into two companies, separating retail pharmacy from its insurance and pharmacy-benefit operations in a major unwinding of the healthcare conglomerate it spent years building through acquisiti...
CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna, and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018.
CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna, and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018.
Why big mergers aren’t in Inova’s playbook
Inova President and CEO Dr. J. Stephen Jones outlined the system's growth plans and capital project strategy.
$2 Million Settlement Resolves Covenant Health Data Breach Lawsuit
Covenant Health, St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital Nashua, N.H., and other Covenant Health facilities were named Covenant Health, St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital Nashua, N.H., and other Covenant Health facilities have agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit stemming from a May 2025 security incident.
Star Health's Arogya Seva Kendra clinics cross 1.8+ lakh beneficiary visits within a year of their inception, bringing free primary healthcare to communities across 9 states
Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited (NSE: STARHEALTH) (BSE: 543412), India's leading standalone health insurer, has been safeguarding the health and well-being of millions of Indians for over 20 years through a strong focus on customer-centricity, transparency, and innovation. Reflecting its commitment to creating lasting social impact, Star Health's CSR initiatives focus on improving health outcomes through accessible healthcare, preventive interventions, and community wellness pro
El Camino Healthcare District’s Measure S gets the greenlight
A ballot measure to establish term limits for El Camino Healthcare District’s board members appears headed for victory.
The dangerous myth of the well-meaning health guru
In healthcare, a warm heart is no substitute for a trained mind. Banned Australian naturopath Barbara O’Neill built a global empire on the defense that she "just wants to help," but good intentions mean nothing when uncredentialed health advice causes real-world harm.
AFGHS co-signatory countries ask health care users to help fill the financing gap
Hundreds of thousands of Ugandans living with HIV on antiretrovirals could be targeted for user fees or community health insurance schemes requiring modest premium payments, according to the April 2026 version of the country’s America First Global Health Strategy implementation narrative.1 As part of the “sustainable financing for the private not for profit sector” strategy, 491 facilities will be targeted for a phased introduction of user fees and scale up of community health insurance programs.2 In the Ugandan context, PNFP facilities include faith-based hospitals and other health facilities, US missionary organizations and centers of excellence—services that are often co-located at government facilities but run with additional financial and technical resources. 402,000 people—or about 28 percent of the total Ugandan adult PLHIV population on treatment—get ART from the private not for profit sector. The selected facilities provide the majority of ART and prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) services. The plan doesn’t give the total number of clients served by the 491 facilities, so it is not possible to give a precise number. But the majority of 402,000 is a figure in the hundreds of thousands—hence the estimate I’m using.3 The April draft of the Ugandan implementation plan narrative is the only one I’ve been able to review. But the government of Uganda is not alone in turning to health care users to help fill the financing gaps caused by the abrupt withdrawal of US funds. In July 2025, the Government of Liberia introduced user fees for previously free services including “registration, accommodation, patient feeding, hospitalization, and a wide range of surgical and diagnostic procedures.”4 Earlier that year, Liberia rolled out a revolving drug fund designed to stabilize drug supplies by “allowing patients to pay a small fee for standardized, quality medications,” according to a Ministry of Health press release.5 (Both of these approaches had been proposed in the National Health Policy 2022-2031; media coverage explicitly connects the launch with the US foreign aid cuts.) The health financing strategies proposed by Uganda and established in Liberia are qualitatively different from user fees officially adopted by specific health facilities to cover funding shortfalls caused by the new US approach.6 The latter is a stopgap, adhoc change. The former is a national governmental adoption of policies that pass costs on to health care users, despite evidence that such approaches can exacerbate inequities and leave deficits unfilled. Two countries does not make a pattern, but they do point to urgent questions: Have other countries, including Liberia, included user fees or community health insurance schemes in their implementation plans? If so, do any of these narratives have what Uganda’s lacks: a fall-back plan in place in case these strategies for sustainable health systems fail to deliver—as they have before? I wonder if you think about it Subscribe Predictable pitfalls Both community-based health insurance and user fees are as old as the hills. And after decades of people climbing up these hills, duking it out, climbing back down—neither strategy has shown the results the Ugandan implementation plan is counting on. This is, in fact, a hill some folks are willing to die on. (You knew I’d get there, right?) In November 2025, an African-led team of health system experts published a paper directed at low- and middle income country governments trying to figure out how to create self-sustaining health systems. The money wasn’t coming back. It had been more than nine months since the season of freezing, waivering and wood-chippering; two months since AFGHS tumbled into the world touting co-financing requirements and reductions in future US government health aid. Governments were looking for strategies for sustainable, self-financed health systems, the authors wrote. For countries considering user fees and community health insurance to fill the financing gaps, they had a simple message: Don’t. On user fees, the paper states: “Reliance on user fees is ultimately a regressive and inequitable approach. It places a disproportionate burden on the poor and undermines health system goals of equity and financial protection. […] There is overwhelming evidence that user fees mobilise very limited resources for the public health sector, making it an inefficient mechanism for revenue mobilisation.” On community health insurance: “Attempting to shift the burden of funding previously donor-funded services, such as HIV care and management, and TB treatment, onto contributory schemes would exacerbate their fragility and fail to protect the population.”7 The WHO says that community-based health insurance “cannot be expected to provide a major source of funding or coverage,” and noted that most schemes offer only moderate benefit to individuals paying into them, and exclude the poorest segment of the population.8 And yet, the US-Ugandan implementation plan says that community health insurance is “the central pillar of this [PNFP] sustainability strategy” and that this approach that will generate “pre-paid pooled funding at facility and community level [that] improves financial risk protection for households, reduces catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure, and generates structured, transparent revenue streams that can progressively absorb recurrent costs including health worker salaries.” Unfortunately, Uganda’s own history suggests the pillar might not be able to bear this weight. Ugandans Have Been to this Rodeo Before—and Some Want Their Money Back Uganda introduced its first community health insurance scheme in 1996 with support from international donors.9 Thirty years later, somewhere between 0.2 and 0.3 percent of the population is covered by CHI; just over 1 percent has any kind of health insurance.10 User fees were universally introduced in 1993 as a condition of a World Bank loan.11 They were abandoned in 2001, and in 2004—the year I moved to Uganda to watch the free HIV program get underway—a definitive study found that the fees did not improve health systems and outcomes.12 In 2004, most clinics and hospitals had ‘free’ and ‘fee for service’ options for getting care.13 The fee for service, or “cash and carry” programs had often been established in the years prior to PEPFAR and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. People who could afford to paid for the drugs, often at facilities in the private-not-for-profit (PNFP) sector. When free drugs arrived, some people who’d been paying kept on doing so, perhaps because of shorter wait times, greater confidentiality, convenience or other factors. But in the year that I spent visiting the same clinics around the country week after week—including a “center of excellence” that maintained separate days for cash and carry clients and those accessing free ARVs—lots of people who had been paying tried to switch to the free option. They’d paid because they had no other choice. They’d sold pieces of family land, begged family members for loans, bought pills by the week, and sometimes by the day. Or they were just cash-strapped, like most of us, and wanted the funds for other things. 14 Twenty-two years later, this hasn’t changed. Ugandans pay out of pocket for 30-40 percent of their health care costs, leading one paper to declare that “falling ill is more than a health crisis. It is a financial emergency.”15 One recent study found that up to 48.5 percent of households dealing with tuberculosis sold something, took out a loan or dug into savings to defray the costs of TB care—which is supposed to be universally free.16 The Ugandan implementation plan does anticipate challenges. It proposes a phased approach, with 187 facilities introducing user contribution systems in Year 1, 152 in Year 2, and 153 in Year 3. Willingness to pay and feasibility studies will precede roll out; fees will be tiered by region, and a waiver system is proposed to ensure that no one has to pay who is unable to. Moreover, the plan provides for quarterly reviews of epidemiological data to “ensure that user contributions do not compromise epidemic control gains, ART continuity for the client cohort, TB case management, or PMTCT services.” Alt text: A screenshot of a table included in the implementation plan narrative that is the subject of this stack. It’s got a fetching pink bar at the top. It uses the abbreviation “CHI” which is Community Health Insurance, and FBO which is Faith Based Organizations, and it details the number of facilities that will implement user fees with waivers and community health insurance schemes over the five years of the agreement. As I said in the footnote, this is a super interesting document with a lot of other rich material. Tell me what you see—and what you would have focused on. And if you’ve seen something like this, or anything else that strikes you, in another implementation plan, tell me that too. You can use the Substack message platform or try me on Signal at @endaplague_again.25 (because @mercoonfan was, weirdly, taken). But the plan doesn’t fully explain what will happen if this approach doesn’t work out. Yes, progress will be monitored, and corrective action triggered. However, there is no specified funding replacement if premium and fee revenue prove inadequate. Instead, the authors write, “Currently, COEs serve a total client cohort of over 180,000 across 28 facilities. In the initial years, the U.S. Government (USG) will provide financial support for clients; over time, user fees generated by COEs will become the primary source of funding for sustaining their services.” Failure does not really seem to be an option. Health insurance schemes are more acceptable to the Ugandan population than user fees. Members of Parliament and civil society traveled to Ethiopia to see how that country’s scheme worked. In a follow up report, a veteran civil society group recommended allowing the “health insurance ecosystem to grow organically and [to] keep reviewing the law and regulations as this growth takes root.”17 One study found that more than three-quarters of Ugandans were willing to join a health insurance program.18 However, coverage of community-based health insurance is minimal, as is coverage of any kind of insurance—including private plans.19 A national health insurance scheme bill has been stalled for several years and presently sits with President Yoweri Museveni.20 Community-based health insurance scheme that do exist are expanding in number, but losing enrollees. Between 2022 and 2026, the number of community-based health financing schemes across the country increased by 42 percent, while the number of people enrolled decreased by nearly 11 percent.21 None of this means that community-based health insurance should not happen in Uganda—or that people do not want insurance. It doesn’t even mean that user fees and waivers won’t ever work. But there is highly relevant evidence from Uganda and the surrounding region that it is quite optimistic to describe community health insurance and user fees as central supports for sustainable financing in any sector of the health system. And now for the best-case scenario In the best-case scenario22, the Ugandan approach does exactly what it sets out to do, and so does the Liberian fee structure and revolving pharmacy fund—though I’ve not confirmed that these are in the MoU. In one best-case scenario, Uganda is an outlier, and user fees and community health insurance are not recurrent pillars of self-sustaining financing in other countries’ implementation plans. In another best-case scenario, all countries that include these strategies enjoy success beyond anyone’s evidence-informed wildest dreams: reliable funding generated by health care users fees, great health care outcomes for everyone, no exacerbation of inequities, no crippling household debt. No sold land, repurposed school tuition or high-interest loans. In the best-case scenario, not one of the hundreds of thousands of Ugandans living with HIV receiving antiretrovirals from 491 PNFP facilities misses a refill or leaves care because of user fees or community health insurance premiums. This is the best-case scenario for these people for their own health, and for their families. It is also the best-case scenario if Uganda wants to stay on the path to eliminating HIV as a public health threat. According to the country’s most recent data, 96.5 percent of people living with HIV on antiretrovirals are virologically suppressed. Epidemic control depends ensuring that 95% of people living with HIV know their status, 95 percent of those individuals are on ART, and 95% of those individuals are virologically suppressed. Uganda is still struggling with the first “95"—a frankly abysmal 85.3 percent. If HIV epidemic control and the attendant prevention of new infections, avoidable suffering and premature death matter, the country cannot afford to lose any clients who are currently in care.23 As I write this a couple hours before the polls close for the US elections in the city I live in, I say with soul-deep sincerity: I am rooting for the best-case scenario. I think it’s safe to say that we all are.24 I think it’s also safe to say that if the US and co-signatory governments have inked plans that lead to successful expansion of community health insurance and strategic use of user fees, we all would like to know, now, so that we don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate when success happens. The implementation plan narratives have to enter the public domain. They are the fullest expression of a strategy co-created by two governments. There are assumptions and details that people living in the US and co-signatory countries need to understand that are not available in the MoUs or, to date, in the Congressional Notifications. Some of these details can help other countries that are, as I write this, still working on implementation plans. Others, like a solid count of how many other countries have plans for expanding user fees or health insurance, are important for regional and global health architecture reform initiatives. No matter how this election night turns out, there will be a slew of new Congressional member orientations, briefings and talking points papers in the next few months. Release of implementation narratives should be a bullet point in every context that AFGHS is discussed. These documents can be redacted so that procurement sensitive information isn’t disclosed. There is much more historical precedent for sharing such documents than there is for relying on user fees to fill health financing gaps. Let’s look at the information together so we can hope for the best and prepare for, you know, the other thing. Alt text: A substack first: a bicep selfie! It’s my arm - peachy-white skin, black shirt (flannel, notch neck, too hot for this appallingly balmy November weather, if you’re wondering) and a sticker that says I VOTED 2026. Beige letters on red for I voted. Beige on blue for 2026. You bet I did.25 In your wildest dreams. Subscribe 1 This is a really, really rich 95 page document. There are fascinating ideas and detailed plans in it. It is all worth reading AND I have, in this post, highlighted an instance of content that could pose challenges and certainly posits success of strategies that haven’t worked before. I would love to hear what readers’ see that’s interesting and should be lifted up as something to check for in other implementation plans. I will also shortly be adding a static page to the substack site where implementation plan documents will live. I will put the url into this footnote and it will also be there on emilybass.substack.com by the end of the week. Uganda Implementation Narrative Section 4 April 22 2026 Draft 1.51MB ∙ PDF file Download Download 2 User fees are costs charged for visits, labs, medicines or other health services, usually at the time they are provided. Community health insurance, or community-based health insurance, is what the World Health Organization calls “micro insurance,” which is health insurance targeted at low-income people. 3 As usual (by which I mean always), please prove me wrong. 4 https://smartnewsliberia.com/liberias-ministry-of-health-announces-2025-hospital-service-fees-for-public-facilities/?utm 5 https://moh.gov.lr/news/2025/grand-cape-mount-leaders-residents-embrace-new-community-pharmacy-program/?utm 6 https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/09/hiv-usaid-pepfar-africa-foreign-aid-cuts-mission-hospitals/?utm 7 https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/11/e021270 8 https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/community-based-health-insurance-CBHI 9 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2827475/ 10 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10861328/#b3-jpmph-23-110 11 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC527704/ 12 Same citation as the footnote 2 - the article is called “Learning from failed health care reform in Uganda.” To which I say: If only. If. Only. 13 There is a whole taxonomy of user fees to be aware of, if not commit to memory. Out of pocket costs are everything that someone pays for themselves. In this Stack, user fees are planned and policy-supported out of pocket costs. There are also out of pocket costs that people pay to buy drugs or receive tests or health care assessments that would be free if the drugs were on the shelves, or the machines or kits were available, or the staff were on site. A user fee is usually designed to be modest, pegged to willingness to pay, and may be waiveable at the point of care for anyone who is unable to do so. The costs for things that would otherwise be free are whatever the market will bear and people either have to pay them or go without. Out of pocket costs for services and stuff that aren’t available in public facilities are different again from bribes or unofficial fees that some health workers may impose, even though most are indefatigable, tireless and tired, and devoted to their clients. 14 For the record—which really is these footnotes—I would give a whole stack of fridge magnets for a systematic analysis of the economic and social impact of the Mass Unemployment Event in AFGHS countries among the very people who used to be able to afford and cover user fees, both for themselves and vast family networks. Locally employed USAID technical staff, house cleaners, caregivers, drivers and technicians were financial anchors for cousins, friends, friends’ children, friends’ childrens’ cousins, teachers, pastors, neighbors and so many other kinds of kin. Aid recipients lost direct funding; many other people who had not been aid recipients, but parts of the elaborate care webs that function as safety nets for so many people, lost crucial support too. And that’s even before we get to the people who worked at the hotels and restaurants and bars where people employed by the US and its implementing partners used to spend disposable income. Those businesses have lost revenue; those folks have lost jobs. It will be some time coming—and someone will have to fund this work—but I do hope it happens. And I hope, as usual, to be proven wrong. 15 https://eprcug.org/blog/how-out-of-pocket-healthcare-costs-keep-driving-ugandans-into-poverty/ 16 Another straight-to-the-point journal article title. Households experiencing catastrophic costs due to tuberculosis in Uganda: magnitude and cost drivers. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32938411 17 https://www.cehurd.org/download/technical-policy-brief-on-community-health-insurance-scheme/?wpdmdl=13661&refresh=6ae9122f5d4ed1793659439 18 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10125197/ 19 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10861328/#b3-jpmph-23-110 20 https://ugandapost.news/uganda-to-make-health-insurance-mandatory-by-2026/ 21 https://shu.org.ug/download/235 22 With a nod, tip of the stack hat, and wag of the Mercoon tail to a deeply valued reader who told me that I have a tendency to speculate about the worst-case scenarios a little too much of the time. 23 https://news.mak.ac.ug/2026/10/uphia-2025-shows-ugandas-hiv-status-awareness-gap-despite-strong-treatment-outcomes/ As you’ll see in the next footnote, I’ve already written a subSubstack on another topic, so I will be brief with regard to the study referenced in this article. The Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment, or UPHIA, will never happen in this way again. For more than a decade, PHIAs have been supported by the US government as a way to generate accurate estimates of country progress on key HIV indicators. They are a holdover from the PEPFAR program that was laser focused on ensuring US taxpayer dollars subsidized progress in pandemic control. There may be other population-level surveys and the data may even be publicly released, as the entire set of FY2026 MER data have not. But PHIAs will never happen again. If you’re wondering whether the estimates of HIV progress at country level might get less reliable….you’re not alone. 24 Ooh baby, I hate “we” in almost all forms. But sometimes I go there, when I am looking for company, which I am. Because this Stack moves into the somewhat-uncharted territory of assessing what the implementation plan narratives may suggest about co-signatory countries’ roles and responsibilities to the people living within their borders. The MoUs, specimen and data sharing agreements were templates. Countries’ answers fit into pre-specified questions that did not include, “how are you going to fill financing gaps and stabilize your health system as this plan unfolds?” In contrast, the implementation narratives are open form—the product of co-creation between the two governments. Co-creation can mean lots of things, but nothing leads me to believe that implementation plans are ghost-written by the US government, or that contents were imposed by the US counterparts. Instead, I think the parts of the plans that read like country government initiatives are endorsed, if not initiated by, those governments. For instance, the Ugandan implementation plan narrative describes plans for revenue-generation through fees charged for equipment calibration, repair and maintenance provided through Uganda’s National Equipment Calibration Laboratory, and laboratory accreditation through the Uganda National Accreditation Service (UGANAS), targeting private sector, PNFP, research and academic clients. That’s super specific and also quite ambitious. It doesn’t read like an American idea. There’s also a provision for solar panels, and other stuff that feels country owned and driven. This is where it gets interesting. If co-creation is the case, then both the US and co-signatory governments are accountable for the contents and the outcomes. Most discourse about AFGHS to date has focused on the decisions that America has made, or demanded that other countries make. The AFGHS architects have monopolized the hot seat. As they should, in so many ways. America absolutely created the conditions under which countries needed to come up with health financing strategies to fill unanticipated, catastrophic funding gaps. And with not-too-long a lens, we can look back and see that America is also on the hook for its role in the Bretton Woods institutions that made user fees and health system fiscal austerity conditions of loans during the era of structural adjustment. But in the here and now, it is not at all clear to me that the US is requiring Uganda or any other country to implement specific approaches to sustainable financing. Instead, it is as the authors of that paper up in footnote 6 suggest: African governments have agency. As implementation plans roll out—whether or not the narratives are shared—it will be important to understand what this agency looks like and what it means for people, including the poorest of the poor. And it will be important to figure out how to talk about it safely, respectfully and critically in places other than the literal and metaphorical footnotes. 25 This week’s song is “Once upon a time” by the Moody Blues. (I know, this is gonna be a weird, largely banger-free end of 2026 playlist. HMU with requests.) AND please do watch the video and appreciate the truly amazing opening sequence—a drum kit wasteland, a coupla plastic bags, a bit of sand. Sort of like the hill where fiscal austerity policies that put costs on health care users might go to perish. But then there’s a lady with amazing hair. It’s worth it.
Mobile medical clinics keep mothers and babies healthy
World Vision’s support of a mobile medical outreach clinic in Malawi ensures that more mothers and children receive the healthcare they need.
CVS Health to split into two publicly traded companies by 2028, FT reports
Investing.com-- CVS Health Corp (NYSE:CVS) is planning to split its retail pharmacy business from its insurance operations, potentially unwinding one of the U.S. healthcare industry's largest vertical integration deals, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
I look up as I walk, my healthcare costs look down
An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher analyzed 338,706 person-months of data linking objective smartphone step counts from Osaka Prefecture’s official health app with health-insurance claims for 20,950 adults aged 40 and over. Generalized additive models revealed that the non-linear association between daily steps and subsequent 6-month healthcare expenditures transforms with age. Predicted costs were largely insensitive to steps among middle-aged adults but fell steeply with increasing steps among older adults.
CVS Health explores splitting retail pharmacy, insurance businesses, FT reports
Nov 3 (Reuters) - CVS Health is considering a breakup of its healthcare empire that could separate its retail pharmacy chain from its insurance business, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. A separation wo...
CVS Health explores splitting retail pharmacy, insurance businesses, FT reports
Nov 3 (Reuters) - CVS Health is considering a breakup of its healthcare empire that could separate its retail pharmacy chain from its insurance business, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. A separation wo...
CVS Health moves to dismantle $117bn healthcare empire
CVS Health is plotting a break-up of its $117bn healthcare empire, separating its retail pharmacy chain from its insurance business in what would...
CVS Health moves to dismantle $117bn healthcare empire
Potential spin-off of drugstore business comes as political pressure mounts on pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers
Carle Health billing system problems disrupt patient payment options - CU-CitizenAccess.org
Technical snags in Carle Health‘s billing system conversion have disrupted online payment options for patients across one of central Illinois’ largest healthcare systems, prompting the provider to extend billing deadlines. The health system is temporarily unable to process payments online that are made directly from checking or savings accounts because of the software conversion, Carle […]
Mexico, France Strengthen Health Ties Through R&D, CAPEX
France and Mexico strengthen healthcare ties through clinical trial streamlining, primary care reforms, and local manufacturing investments.
NY archbishop, archdiocese, healthcare ministry join in suit over state's assisted suicide law
New York Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, the Archdiocese of New York and ArchCare Catholic healthcare ministry have challenged New York's assisted suicide law.
Operational risk is business risk: How CIOs safeguard continuity and build resilience
Protecting the world’s most mission-critical infrastructure—from manufacturing to healthcare to data centers—relies on CIOs' ability to prioritize operational security as a business continuity imperative.
DHR Health Expands Kidney Transplant Program with Transplant Nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado
As part of its ongoing commitment to bringing world-class healthcare to the Rio Grande Valley, DHR Health is pleased to announce the addition of double board-certified transplant nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado.
DHR Health Expands Kidney Transplant Program with Transplant Nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado
As part of its ongoing commitment to bringing world-class healthcare to the Rio Grande Valley, DHR Health is pleased to announce the addition of double board-certified transplant nephrologist, Dr. Victor E. Prado. Dr. Prado will provide care to patients at DHR Health’s Transplant Institute,
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Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of
November Community Chats: Less Busywork, Better Feedback and Business Diversification
ACA’s monthly community chats cover small-business issues, leadership, healthcare collections, state advocacy and technology trends.
14 propositions are on the California ballot. Voters are deciding on taxes, healthcare and more
California's 14 s ballot measures include a billionaire tax, voter ID, changes to recall elections, and a bid to speed up building by limiting environmental reviews.
DeWine announces over $55 million for expanding healthcare access in rural Ohio
The funds will be invested by DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health will go toward three areas
Kristin Pearce: Specialty patients need a healthcare system that works together
Specialty patients deserve affordable medications and better coordinated healthcare systems.
Health Ministry Director-General to step down after nine years, set to join Columbia University
During his tenure, Bar Siman Tov led Israel's healthcare system through the COVID-19 pandemic, the October 7 massacre, and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war.
California voters consider proposition to tax billionaires' wealth
Proposition 40 would impose a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion, with most of the revenue dedicated to replacing federal funding cuts to healthcare.
Compass rolls out healthcare, retirement support for agents
The brokerage has partnered with health and financial providers who can offer free, concierge-style guidance, and it plans to introduce more benefits next year.
Compass expands agent benefits with health and retirement support
Compass launched concierge healthcare and retirement planning for 250,000 agents, including ACA navigation and Solo or team 401(k) setup.
Your Website May Be Sharing Health Data Even If You’re Not a Healthcare Company: 7 Steps to Take After Landmark Appeals Court Ruling
In what appears to be the first federal appellate decision addressing pixel tracking on a health-related website, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just revived a class action accusing an eyewear retailer of sharing its website visitors’ health information with a social media company. In its October 23 Rand v Eyesmart decision, the 5th Circuit held that everyday shopping and scheduling activity on a healthcare-adjacent website can possibly count as protected health information, even when customers never typed in a diagnosis or symptom. For businesses like optical chains, pharmacies, dental practices, wellness providers, and telehealth platforms, the decision means higher litigation risk tied to particular data flows and identification practices, rather than a categorical prohibition on website analytics or advertising tools. Here’s what happened, what the court decided, and seven steps to consider now.
Augusta Health Automates Document Routing With Forward Advantage AI
AI is making contributions in many health care settings by creating doctors' notes, but an equally urgent task in many organizations is processing, storing, and
Flu vaccination rates for Oregon healthcare workers continue to fall
The rate at which Oregon healthcare workers are vaccinated for influenza continues to drop, and is now 33 percentage points lower than it was in 2019.
The Magnusson Lab: Amplifying Women's Voices in Public Health
In the Magnusson Lab, students aim to improve healthcare experiences for women through their research on sexual and reproductive health.
Prop. 44: Voters decide on spending restrictions for healthcare clinics
Proposition 44, placed on the ballot by the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union, would require California’s community health clinics to spend at least 90% of their annual revenue on patient care or pay fines to the state.
The Magnusson Lab: Amplifying Women's Voices in Public Health
In the Magnusson Lab, students aim to improve healthcare experiences for women through their research on sexual and reproductive health.
AEYE Health and Dr. Zack Dvey-Aharon Win Prestigious 2026 Prix Galien USA Award for Groundbreaking AI Technology Preventing Blindness
AEYE Health, a leader in autonomous artificial intelligence for medical diagnostics, today announced that its FDA-cleared technology AEYE-DS has won the 2026 Prix Galien USA Award for Best Digital Health Solution, one of the most prestigious distinctions in healthcare innovation worldwide.
How Providence’s strategic reset fueled a financial turnaround
Providence is shuttering most of its insurance business as the nonprofit health system pursues asset sales, layoffs and partnerships to shore up finances.
Sagility Acquires Chirok Health | Digi International Announces Intent to Acquire Disruptive Technologies
Check out today's featured companies who have recently completed an M&A deal, and be sure to check out the full list of past healthcare IT M&A. S
Thousands of pregnant women at risk in Yemeni city of Taiz, UN agency says
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Fighting and access restrictions in and around the Yemeni city of Taiz have left more than 13,000 pregnant women without essential healthcare and are
Sotera Health Company’s (NASDAQ:SHC) Q3 2026 sales top estimates, stock jumps 12.9%
Healthcare services company Sotera Health (NASDAQ:SHC) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue rising 4.4% year on year to $324.9 million. The company expects the full year’s revenue to be around $1.24 billion, close to analysts’ consensus estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.29 per share was 8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
MultiCare closes merger with Samaritan Health Services
The combined system includes 18 hospitals across Washington and Oregon.
Millions of Americans crippled by medical debt despite relief efforts
Stopgap measure does not solve fundamental problem that millions can’t afford the healthcare they need, experts say
Health and Career Fair set for Thursday at Black Oak | Lewis County Herald The Lewis Co. Herald
Free health screenings, discounted laboratory testing, blood donations, employment opportunities, and workforce training information will be available The Lewis County Health and Career Fair will be held Thursday, November 5, at the Black Oak Volunteer Fire Department, bringing together healthcare providers, employers, and workforce development organizations for health screenings, blood donations, employment opportunities, and educational […]
Marathon Health Data Breach Reportedly Affects 5.7 Million Individuals
State attorneys general have been informed about a substantial Marathon Health data breach that reportedly involved the personal and protected health Marathon Health, an Indiana-based employer-sponsored healthcare provider serving employees across the country, is notifying 5.7 million individuals that their data was compromised in an August 2026 security incident.
How 3 health systems are exploring new AI use cases
Mass General Brigham, Cleveland Clinic and UH Cleveland Medical Center are exploring new ways to use AI in future clinical care.
Many WV SNAP recipients will have two sets of work requirements to keep food assistance, healthcare
Many low-income state residents will soon be required to meet two sets of work requirements — one to keep healthcare and another for food assistance.
Cognitive Health Technologies Data Breach Affects 49,500 Individuals
Data breaches have been announced by Cognitive Health Technologies in New York, City Ambulance Service in Texas, Baraga County Memorial Hospital in Data breaches have been announced by Cognitive Health Technologies in New York, City Ambulance Service in Texas, Baraga County Memorial Hospital in Michigan, The Speech Clinic in Georgia, and Innovative Alternatives in Texas.
Health Premiums Rose 5 Percent. Workers’ Family Contributions Jumped Nearly Twice as Fast
Workers now pay an average of $7,471 a year toward family coverage, further eroding wage gains as employers shift more health costs their way.
Live Results: Georgia governor midterm election
Republican healthcare executive Rick Jackson and Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are competing to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp.
A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care
If you’ve heard about how people are struggling with affording healthcare but haven’t been touched by it or seen it, then this pop-up clinic just outside Washington, D.C., put the problem on full display.
German Digital Health: Structural Crisis, Structural Opportunity
Our Digital Health report analyses healthcare market pressures, EU regulation, AI adoption and M&A valuations across European healthcare.
CHI Health offering personalized ‘Tree of Love’ ornaments to benefit central Nebraska hospital foundations
Community members in Kearney and Grand Island can honor loved ones while giving back to local healthcare initiatives this holiday season through CHI Health’s annual Tree of Love.
A Path Forward for Health Care in the Imperial Valley
Written by Sergio Uriarte. Last Updated November 2, 2026 in Healthcare. I grew up in the town of Imperial. While my career in medicine led to a prolonged residence in North Carolina and a recent return to San Diego, my ties to
'Healthcare for all' fires up Michigan Democrats on eve of crucial US Senate race
Abdul El-Sayed, the doctor seeking a must-win US Senate seat for the Democrats, fired up a packed crowd of supporters in Detroit with a cry of "give it up for public health." - 'A really huge thing' -...
With ACA open enrollment starting, healthcare is top of mind for many voters
Open enrollment for the Affordable Card Act marketplace opens Nov. 1, just two days before Election Day, putting healthcare in sharp focus the same year millions have lost coverage.
Exclusive | NYC dropped record $10.3B on healthcare last year, mostly for its own workers, earning state a dubious distinction
Gifford Health Care raises rates and reduces hours on its employee daycare center
“We're entering a period of hard trade-offs in healthcare, and this is one of them,” the hospital CEO said, as the organization navigates the joint pressures of workforce retention and keeping expenses low.
Mississippi prison health vendor fell short of contract requirements, watchdog finds
Mississippi’s prison healthcare provider has not met the requirements of its contract, according a report published Monday by the state’s legislative watchdog committee.
Community Corner—Tubman Center for Health and Freedom
Community Corner highlights the work of Seattle Human Services’ community partners in their own words. Our goal is to gather stories and photos that illustrate their amazing work on behalf of the people of Seattle. This post focuses on the Tubman Center for Health and Freedom, a multifaceted healthcare system designed specifically to meet the […]
Why health insurance premiums are rising, according to experts
Annual premiums for employer-provided healthcare coverage are expected to rise sharply next year, with workers shouldering more of the costs.
Democratic doctors on the ballot amid health policy changes
Presented by AstraZeneca{beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Doctors command the stage ahead of Election Day Dozens of Democratic medical professionals are on the ballot for Congress a…
Novant Health buys ‘long served’ Northern Regional Hospital in Surry County
Novant Health announced on Monday that Northern Regional Hospital in Surry County has joined its growing healthcare system.
One health worker. More than 50 households. No backup.
In rural Katsina State, Nigeria, Jamilu Sani sees more than 30 patients a day, often making difficult healthcare decisions alone. A CARE-supported digital learning platform is helping him do more with less, but training alone can’t fill the gaps in staffing and equipment.
Healthcare Network Receives $20,500 Grant from Christ Child Society of Naples to Support Early Childhood Literacy - Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report
Nov. 2, 2026 – Healthcare Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing comprehensive, accessible healthcare services to underserved communities, has received a $20,500 grant from the Christ Child Society of Naples […]
Free Healthcare Clinic Coming to Eureka This Week; Medical, Dental, Vision Services Available on a First-Come,
The 2026 Humboldt County Clinic is scheduled for November 6-8, 2026 at the Eureka Municipal Auditorium, 1120 F St., Eureka, CA. All services are free, open to the public, and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Patients are encouraged to arrive early, as services are subject to provider av
World News in Brief: healthcare crisis in Yemen’s Taiz and Afghanistan, UN mission in Western Sahara ends
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is worsening, particularly in the southwestern city of Taiz, which is being encircled by paramilitary Iran-backed Houthi forces.