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A Major Glitch for Digitized Healthcare Records
In two years, hundreds of thousands of American physicians and thousands of hospitals that fail to buy and install costly health-care information technologies—such as digital records for prescriptions and patient histories—will face penalties through reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments. At the same time, the government expects to pay out tens of billions of dollars in subsidies and incentives to providers who install these technology programs.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
AI in Health Care: Balancing Governance, Innovation, and Trust
September 2nd 2025In this conversation with Reuben Daniel, associate vice president of artificial intelligence at UPMC Health Plan, we dive into how UPMC Health Plan builds trust with providers and members, discuss challenges of scaling AI effectively, and hear about concrete examples of AI's positive impact.
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ACA Network Regulatory Filings Are Inaccurate, Poorly Match Provider Directories
September 16th 2025A secret shopper survey (N = 8306) in Pennsylvania’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace found inconsistencies between carrier regulatory filings and provider directories, frequent inaccuracies in regulatory filings, and challenges in securing timely appointments.
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ACA Dependent Coverage Extension and Young Adults’ Substance-Associated ED Visits
September 15th 2025This study examines the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on substance-associated emergency department (ED) visits among young adults, revealing reduced alcohol-associated visits but unchanged opioid-associated visits.
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