The new industrywide Project Link program will share and shape insurer initiatives and research, as well as develop state and national policy guidelines.

The partnership could reduce administrative burden, expedite payments, and lower cost to collect for insurance balances.

Using AI-powered automation to follow up on the status of outstanding claims resulted in increased revenues and cost savings for one health system.

Requiring across-the-board health plan contracting from providers would eliminate most out-of-network billing, researchers say.