Specialty Care Cuts and the Rising Value of Patient-Owned Data
Healthcare’s financial squeeze is tightening — and it’s hitting specialists first. This week, CMS confirmed that reimbursement for many specialty services will drop by roughly 2.5% in 2026. That might sound small, but for surgeons, cardiologists, oncologists, and other specialists already running on razor-thin margins, it’s a seismic shift. Specialists are warning of reduced access,…