US life expectancy reached a record 79 years in 2024, driven by declining COVID-19 and overdose deaths.
Payer Insights
Effects of Inflation on Payment Behavior
How rising healthcare costs reshaped patient payments in the U.S. medical billing industry in 2025 — with key forecasts for 2026.
Regulatory Updates
Medicare in 2025 – 2030
Key Medicare changes affecting patients and medical billing — from rising premiums to Medicare Advantage growth and long-term policy shifts.
Industry Trends
Latest Developments in the Medical Billing Industry
November 2025 Update
Regulatory Updates
Democrats oppose AI Prior Authorization in Medicare
Democrats are seeking to block a CMS model that would add AI-powered prior authorization to traditional Medicare.
Regulatory Updates
Payment Disputes Continue under the No Surprises Act
Stakeholders continue to clash over the definition of "fair" reimbursement under the No Surprises Act, while also facing operational and workflow-related dificulties.
Regulatory Updates
CMS Lifts Hold on Certain Medicare Claims
CMS has instructed contractors to resume processing certain Medicare claims that were paused following the recent government shutdown.
Payer Insights
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Remain Flat for 2026
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings for 2026 remained largely unchanged, with average scores holding steady.
Payer Insights
United Healthcare Updates Testing and Imaging Polices
United Healthcare announced upcoming changes to laborotory and biomarker testing policies.
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