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Written on Nov 22, 2024

Many hospitals across the nation rely on the 340B program to stay afloat amid challenging financial times. But that could change significantly in the next few years. 

Providers and consultants who work closely with nursing homes on compliance issues are both bristling at extensive new regulations — especially those that dictate how they can use certain medications — and embracing the application of fewer citations in other caregiving areas. 

In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs. 

From brain-computer interfaces to genomic breakthroughs, 2025's health care landscape is poised for revolutionary transformation through AI and biotechnology.