Couch Commons — opinion https://couchcommons.com/opinion External opinion from the mental health field, selected by Couch Commons. We link, we never reprint; descriptions are our own notes. Opinion: How should states reach out to Medicaid enrollees affected by changes? Our research gives a hint https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/10/medicaid-work-requirement-changes-states-contact/?utm_campaign=rss https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/10/medicaid-work-requirement-changes-states-contact/?utm_campaign=rss STAT — First Opinion Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT The unglamorous question — how people learn their coverage changed — quietly decides who keeps care. Opinion: AI won’t enhance physician autonomy. It will further diminish it https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/medical-ai-doctors-autonomy/?utm_campaign=rss https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/07/medical-ai-doctors-autonomy/?utm_campaign=rss STAT — First Opinion Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:30:00 GMT Argues the tools arriving in every clinic will narrow clinical judgment rather than widen it. Worth arguing with either way.