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A transformational 2025 in US healthcare – and more to come in 2026

Photo of stethoscope on examination table in foreground with patient and doctor talking in background.
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In many ways, 2025 found the healthcare sector at a crossroads, with compliance officers holding their heads.

On day one of his second administration, President Donald Trump made it clear he would leave his mark on US public health, and beyond.

With a January 20 executive order, the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department halted most outgoing communications, travel, and grant reviews among its agencies, which

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