Medicare often pays clinics owned by hospitals at least double the amount it pays independent clinics for the exact same medical care. Ending that practice would save money for taxpayers and patients, but critics say it could also push rural hospitals to cut services or close.
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Lots of Hospitals Are Using AI. Few Are Testing For Bias
New research sheds light on how many hospitals are using artificial intelligence, what they’re using AI for, and what it means for patients and policymakers.
Posted inHealth Law
Trump Forced Hospitals and Insurers to Reveal Their Prices. What Happened?
President Trump is revisiting one of the signature health policies of his first administration: making health care prices public. It hasn’t gone smoothly. Now Trump is calling for new rules and more public prices to deliver on his goal of a more competitive — less costly — health care market.
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Patients Push to Shape the Future of AI
One advocate’s vision for the crucial role patients must play in the growth of health care AI.
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How Patient Privacy Could Hurt AI
Why one expert says too much focus on privacy could make health care AI biased and less effective.
Posted inHealth Law
How Pushing Hospitals to Give Away More Free Care Could Backfire
Some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could wind up being worse for patients.
Posted inHealth Equity
Tradeoffs LIVE! Rooting Out Racial Bias in Health Care AI
A live conversation between a top federal health official and a health care executive about working together to keep AI from exacerbating racial bias in health care.
Posted inPublic Health
The Stories That Made an Impact in 2023
In this special episode we reflect on a few of our favorite stories of 2023 and hear how they’re making a difference for patients and policymakers.
Posted inPublic Health
More Hospitals Move to Confront Medical Errors Head On
A growing number of hospitals are adopting programs to discuss and fix medical errors.
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Can the U.S. Put an End to Surprise Ambulance Bills?
Congress banned most surprise medical bills back in 2020, with one major exception: ambulance rides. Can lawmakers find a fix?