The Medicaid cuts passed in President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could push rural hospital systems out of the municipal bond market, according to Columbia Threadneedle Investments.
Here’s what’s already happening inside health plans that have embraced agent‑based AI systems—technology is being put in place that’s designed not just to speed up forms but to fundamentally change how prior authorization and other core operations get done.
More than a dozen House Democrats pressed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz in a letter last week over CMS's announced plans to expand prior authorization requirements to traditional Medicare through a pilot program.
The new model incorporates artificial intelligence to help make decisions and is being tested in six states beginning in January.
Indiana’s health care system is taking a major step forward following the implementation of a new law authored by state Sen. Tyler Johnson, R-Leo, that reforms the prior authorization process and puts Hoosier patients first.
The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a notice announcing a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program as a voluntary mechanism for qualifying drug manufacturers to effectuate the 340B ceiling price on select drugs to all 340B-covered entities.