Accounting & Financial Management
This compares with last year's final rate of 3.2%.
Close to 60% of providers who responded to an HFMA survey say they have yet to implement AI or automation in the revenue cycle.
CMS proposed payment rule follows a call for new oversight of hospice provider fraud.
CMS says it considered comments after proposing a 0.09% increase in the Advance Notice.
CMS estimates the revisions will increase federal spending by $18.6 billion over the next decade.
Exemptions include generic drugs and companies that have committed to building manufacturing plants in the United States.
UnitedHealth Group says it plans to invest $1.6 billion in AI this year.
Insurers denied more claims on clinical grounds in 2025 compared with 2024, says new report.
The hospitals want DSH calculations changed back to a pre-2004 standard and payment of additional amounts, plus interest.
The company is opening small, dedicated neighborhood pharmacies as well as expanding the number of stores.