Corporate Control of Care: U.S. lawmakers introduced the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to curb private equity, insurers, and for-profit firms from steering clinical operations, staffing, and billing through management services. Insurance Access: Georgia’s Insurance Commissioner launched Georgia Access For Business, letting employers fund employees’ ACA-compliant individual coverage via tax-free CHOICE contributions. Rural Health Funding: Connecticut secured $50M in Rural Health Transformation grants for four rural hospitals (plus $4M for technical help), targeting imaging, telehealth, transport, workforce stability, and service expansion. Workforce Restructuring: Dartmouth Health and UVM Health Network layoffs are framed as necessary for sustainability, while UVM Health also announced 199 position reductions tied to expense cuts. AI Governance in Health Plans: Connecticut adopted rules requiring human review for adverse AI-driven healthcare decisions and added privacy, transparency, and audit requirements for carriers. Drug/Device Business Moves: Novartis agreed to pay $125M for a brain-delivery platform; FDA cleared LigaSure RAS Maryland for Medtronic’s Hugo robotic system; J&J sold Laminar left atrial appendage closure assets. Access and Affordability: KFF found high costs and prior authorization barriers are driving chronically ill adults to skip care and delay medications. Community Health Tech: Encompass Health Rehab in Bluffton highlighted touch-screen progress tracking and robotic mobility therapy for stroke and other conditions.