HJAR Jan/Feb 2026

DEPARTMENTS Healthcare Briefs ............................................................................ 31 Hospital Rounds .............................................................................. 47 Ad Index ................................................................................................ 50 FEATURES Beyond the Boxed Warning: Reclaiming Evidence-Based Hormone Therapy . .................... 8 A Contemporary Review of the WHI Legacy, Regulatory Change, and the Path Toward Competent Menopause Care Mandy Burton, FNP-C, APRN, MSCP What’s Wrong with Healthcare? Part 6 .......... 14 It’s the Economics, Stupid Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Caring Together: Integrating Rights, Workforce, and Reform for Better Aging Outcomes .......................................................... 20 Part 1 — The Medical Team/Ombudsman Collaboration: A Winning Approach to Older Adult Care Beverly Gianna, MA, MAG Gerontologist | Long-Term Care Ombudsman SPECIAL REPORT Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Arkansas Hospitals . ........................................... 29 The Leapfrog Group CORRESPONDENTS ADH Corner ....................................................................................... 34 Medicaid .............................................................................................. 36 Children’s Health ........................................................................... 38 Oncology ............................................................................................. 40 Nursing ................................................................................................. 42 Rural Health ...................................................................................... 44 January / February 2026 I Vol. 13, No. 1 Contents 8 14