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A seven-state health system has garnered federal rural funding under the 2025 federal healthcare overhaul, even as it prepares for adverse impacts next year.
Also, this week’s Weird Number: $1.8 trillion. That’s the amount that Medicare and Medicaid cost the federal government in FY24, and was more than 26% of total federal spending that year, according to CMS actuaries. One More Thing: Hospitals obtained a victory in a recent ruling over Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. It could mean big money for hospitals in certain states.
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