The rebates paid by drug companies will be deposited into the Medicare Trust Fund.
CIOs and other IT leaders this year are expected to explore practical applications for AI, such as use in administrative functions, for which AI is ideally suited, says Greg Miller, vice president of business development at Carta Healthcare.
In a move aimed at keeping people covered through reduced healthcare costs, Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have introduced legislation that would make Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits permanent.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the U.S. Postal Service are once again offering free COVID-19 tests. Four tests at no cost are now available through COVIDtests.gov.
Average premiums for both the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs will decrease next year, driven by regulatory reforms and key provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced funding for antibiotic research and development using Generative AI. The stop Emerging Threats (TARGET), through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), will use genAI to speed the discovery and development of new classes of antibiotics to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to AI to enhance their revenue cycle management (RCM) processes as healthcare execs shift their perspective on the role of the technology.
In a move designed to strengthen healthcare access and infrastructure in underserved areas, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $75 million investment in rural healthcare. This initiative aims to expand healthcare services and improve the quality of care for Americans living in rural communities.
There are significant deficiencies in the Medicaid program’s ability to detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG), which outlines key challenges states face in maintaining program integrity.
Christopher Ahn, biomedical engineer supervisor at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Dayton, Ohio, developed a chatbot called the Healthcare Technology Large language Model that allows clinicians to query the chatbot rather than carrying around service manuals or scrolling through a pdf, Ahn says.