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PatientRightsAdvocate.org is challenging the doctor’s association’s copyright of the current procedural terminology, or CPT, system. Use of the codes is required by law, and that means they should be freely available, per the suit.

Respondents were split on who should solve the issues, with Democrats more likely to say the federal government and Republicans more likely to name insurers, according to a survey from the Commonwealth Fund.

With the U.S. already facing a deficit of 86,000 physicians by 2036, healthcare cuts could push more rural hospitals to the brink of closure, according to a new study from staffing firm AMN Healthcare.

The court ruled Tuesday that insurers can’t include ghost rates or exclude bonus payments in calculating a metric used to determine reimbursement for out-of-network bills. That’s set to further inflate payouts to providers.

CHAI plans to create playbooks to help organizations defend against — and leverage — these powerful systems.