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Eileen Cook August 11, 2025August 11, 2025 AI, Medical Technology

Google, NASA test AI medical assistant

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Google and NASA are collaborating on a new AI-powered tool aimed at enabling

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Eileen Cook August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 DHS -Office of Inspector General, HHS, MCOs, Medicaid, Prior Authorization

Prior Authorization Process Policies in Medicaid Managed Care: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

(By Jada Raphael, Elizabeth Hinton, Aimee Lashbrook, and Kathleen Gifford for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Aug 07, 2025) Medicaid

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Eileen Cook August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Homelessness, HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, Veteran homelessness, Veterans, Veterans Health care

‘Give yourself a chance’: Veteran overcomes addiction and homelessness

(Source – news.va.gov) For nearly two decades, Marine Corps Veteran Rob Slaughter lived in the shadows on the streets of

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Eileen Cook August 8, 2025August 8, 2025 Emerging Healthcare, Medical Technology, OpenAI

OpenAI releases new model with health focus

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) On Aug. 7, OpenAI released GPT-5 — its latest AI model — which

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Eileen Cook August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, IRMAA, Late Enrollment Penalty, medicare, Medicare Premiums

Medicare billing surprises

Around your 65th birthday, you will have a 7-month window of time when you can sign up for Medicare. It

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Eileen Cook August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 ACA, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Marketplace Premiums

How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2026

(By Jared Ortaliza, Matt McGough, Kaitlyn Vu, Imani Telesford, Shameek Rakshit, Emma Wager, Lynne Cotter, and Cynthia Cox for The

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Eileen Cook August 7, 2025August 7, 2025 AI, Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Medical Technology, Older Adults

AI tool identifies 9 types of dementia: Mayo Clinic

(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) An AI tool developed by Mayo Clinic researchers can identify brain activity patterns

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Eileen Cook August 6, 2025 DHS-OIG, Drug Payments, medicare, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part B drugs

Medicare Part B Drug Payments: Impact of Price Substitutions Based on 2023 Average Sales Prices

(Source – oig.hhs.gov) Medicare Part B annually spends billions of dollars to cover a limited number of outpatient prescription drugs.

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Eileen Cook August 6, 2025August 6, 2025 Health Spending, Hospitals

How Much is Health Spending Expected to Grow?

(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published August 5, 2025) This updated chart collection explores how health spending is expected

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Eileen Cook August 6, 2025 Cyberattack, Cybersecurity, Episource Breach, Health data

Senators call on UnitedHealth to protect health data after Episource breach

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) are demanding answers from

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