Maverick Minute
08/9/26
State Health AI Legislative Activity: Q2 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, state-level activity continued to define the responsible use of AI in health care in the absence of a federal regulatory scheme.
07/26/26
The Proposed 2027 Physician Fee Schedule: Digital Health Care Provisions
CMS is exploring additional ways to pay for tech-enabled care in this year’s annual proposed payment rule for physicians that participate in Medicare.
07/19/26
PwC Report: U.S. Health Policy Dynamics Heading into the 2026 Midterm Elections
PwC finds health care policy in structural transformation ahead of the 2026 midterms, driven by roughly $1 trillion in federal funding cuts, a broader deregulatory push, and a shift of responsibility from D.C. to states, markets, and consumers.
07/5/26
Washington Medical Commission Public Meeting: AI Licensure in Clinical Care
The Washington State medical board is leaning toward taking a conservative approach about the use of AI in clinical care. The proposed policy position states that only humans may be licensed to practice medicine and therefore only licensed medical professionals can be fully responsible for clinical judgments and patient care outcomes, even if the use of AI tools helped assess a patient or rendered a diagnosis.
06/7/26
CMS Finalizes Changes to No Surprises Act Dispute Resolution Process
A new rule is designed to improve the process of determining how much payers should reimburse out-of-network providers when the parties cannot agree.
05/31/26
Health Care Cybersecurity in the Age of AI
Frontier AI models are making the health care system’s already-substantial vulnerability to cyberattacks impossible to ignore.
05/21/26
McKinsey’s Report: “Generative AI in healthcare: Adoption matures as agentic AI emerges”
McKinsey finds generative AI adoption is maturing across U.S. health care organizations, while integration challenges, measurable ROI, and agentic systems emerge as the next frontier.
05/15/26
A class action lawsuit calls into question whether ambient AI scribes that record patient-provider discussions are operating with appropriate levels of consent and privacy.
05/9/26
CMS and FDA are closing the gap between breakthrough device authorization and Medicare coverage.
04/26/26
State legislatures are ramping up efforts to regulate AI used in the health care system.