Rural Care Funding: New Mexico Health Care Authority awarded $50M to 41 rural providers to stabilize services and recruit/retain staff, aiming to blunt fallout from federal spending uncertainty. Workforce & Access: Nurses warn ending TPS for Haitians will worsen healthcare worker shortages, while Arizona’s Sun Up highlights ongoing state-level policy churn. Medicaid Pressure on Primary Care: A new look at HR 1’s Medicaid work requirements warns millions could lose coverage, creating a coverage cliff that hits primary care hardest. Patient Costs in Retirement: Fidelity estimates a 65-year-old retiring in 2026 could face about $185,500 in healthcare costs, pushing retirees to plan Medicare enrollment and supplemental coverage early. New Drugs & OTC Options: FDA approved centanafadine for ADHD (ages 6+), and Reckitt’s Mucinex 12HR Cold & Fever Multi-Symptom becomes the first OTC cold/flu NDA in 14 years. Women’s Health Tech: Renaissance Healthcare for Women added BTL Exomind (non-invasive brain stimulation for depression support) and BTL Emvital (infrared laser for pain relief). Clinical Breakthrough: Northwestern surgeons report a US-first quadruple-organ transplant with retransplanted lungs plus liver and kidney for a cystic fibrosis patient. Public Health & Preparedness: Experts urge stronger nutrition integration into primary care via public-private partnerships, and mpox vaccine research points to durable protection needs. Rural Pharmacy Expansion: A new Emplify Health by Gundersen pharmacy opened in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, to close a rural medication access gap.