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The initiative arrives as the temporary expansion of tax credits is set to expire after 2025.
Resistant infections result in more than 35,000 deaths each year and cost the health system billions.
OIG identified systemic issues that impair Medicaid's ability to root out fraudulent activities and offered several recommendations.
The focus will be on ensuring rural communities have access to primary care, emergency services and specialty care.
The expectation is AI will be widespread in revenue cycles within five years.
Medicare claims for catheters have increased, and CMS found a rise in billings by a small group of durable medical equipment supply companies.
The rise in chronic disease among the elderly is driving up healthcare costs, putting pressure on Medicare and other payer systems.
Insurance companies and PBMs set the price of drugs paid at the pharmacy counter, says CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen.
Cardinal Health says the transaction is part of its effort to help community healthcare providers maintain their independence.
The move is part of a multiyear initiative to overhaul the system's approach to medical debt.