issue_001 · summer_2026
Decoding healthcare tech, policy, and the insurance maze.
A field journal for clinicians, practice managers, and patients trying to make sense of the AI tools, policy shifts, and payer rules that shape American healthcare. Three new pieces every week. Written by people who actually ship in clinics.
01 / tech
Healthcare Tech
AI scribes, scheduling, intake, RCM automation — what's actually deployable in a small clinic, and what's still hype.
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02 / policy
Policy Desk
Denial trends, payer rules, CMS-0057, and what regulatory changes mean for clinics and patients on the ground.
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03 / decoder
Patient Decoder
Plain-language guides to formularies, copay cards, exception requests, and the cost-of-care obstacle course.
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PriorAuthRx: the prior-authorization tool we wished existed.
A formulary lookup and appeal-letter generator for clinics. Built by the same team behind this publication. Currently in private beta.