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UnitedHealthcare bucks Medicare, ends reimbursement for most RPM services

Starting in 2026, patients covered by UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage and commercial plans will not have care reimbursed for instances of remote patient monitoring unless they have diagnosed heart failure or are pregnant and experiencing hypertension. The shift stands at odds with traditional Medicare, which added new claims codes for providers to use next year.

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Doctor sues Waymo after AI flags him as a terrorist

Nasser Mohamed, MD, a neurologist who operates a clinical practice in San Francisco, said an artificial intelligence system used by the autonomous taxi company led to him being denied multiple rides. He is seeking injunctive relief.

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PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs

Conductor is a platform of AI-enabled agents that can read clinical documents and orders, call patients and orchestrate appointments.

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Some reviewers opposed FDA's approval of new drug for life-threatening disease

When the FDA approved elamipretide for the treatment of Barth syndrome, not everyone agreed with the agency's decision. 

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MRIs show how peanut consumption improves the brain's vascular function

Consistently incorporating unsalted peanuts into a person’s diet enhances cerebral blood flow to multiple brain regions. 

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Healthcare AI today: Billions for AI-based biotech, fast ROI or else, AI for imprisoned patients, more

The Zuckerbergs have many billions to give away. They want to shower a lot of it on researchers using AI to cure diseases.

Carlos Collet, MD, PhD, director, cardiovascular imaging, physiology and translational therapeutics, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, explains how noninvasive coronary CT angiography (CCTA) assessments will play a major role to eliminate invasive diagnostic angiography and to pre-plan percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures.
CCTA will play an essential role in the cath labs of the future

Noninvasive coronary CT angiography is growing more and more important as time goes on, helping cardiologists make critical treatment decisions. Carlos Collet, MD, PhD, discussed the technique's potential to be a real game-changer for patient care in a new interview. 

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Is long-term melatonin use safe? New study highlights heart risks

Taking melatonin for a year could increase a person's risk of developing heart failure by 90%. While more research is still needed to confirm these findings, the data suggest patients should think twice about relying on melatonin to sleep. 

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More than words: AI takes NLP to the next level to identify signs of heart failure

Previous NLP algorithms for heart failure looked for certain words or phrases, but this updated model makes decisions based on clinical context. 

D. Scott Lim, MD, medical director of the Advanced Cardiac Valve Center, and co-director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center at University of Virginia (UVA) Health in Charlottesville, and an associate professor at the University British Columbia, explains how intracardiac echo (ICE) is increasingly being used to help guide structural heart procedures.
Key details on the use of ICE to guide structural heart procedures

Scott Lim, MD, details his experience using intracardiac echo to help guide structural heart procedures with or without traditional TEE. One key benefit of ICE, he explained, is its ability to overcome imaging challenges posed by prior cardiac surgeries.

Cardiologists help highlight ‘severe consequences’ of peripheral artery disease

Many PAD patients do not even know they have the disease until it is too late, leading to unnecessary amputations and increasing the risk of other adverse patient outcomes. Awareness is especially limited among Black and Hispanic adults, experts warn, creating an added sense of urgency when looking to accelerate patient education efforts.

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Lawmakers propose bipartisan bill to undo physician Medicare pay cut

Led by Greg Murphy, MD, House representatives are pushing the Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act. 

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UnitedHealthcare bucks Medicare, ends reimbursement for most RPM services

Starting in 2026, patients covered by UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage and commercial plans will not have care reimbursed for instances of remote patient monitoring unless they have diagnosed heart failure or are pregnant and experiencing hypertension. The shift stands at odds with traditional Medicare, which added new claims codes for providers to use next year.

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Doctor sues Waymo after AI flags him as a terrorist

Nasser Mohamed, MD, a neurologist who operates a clinical practice in San Francisco, said an artificial intelligence system used by the autonomous taxi company led to him being denied multiple rides. He is seeking injunctive relief.

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PocketHealth's latest agentic AI offering improves patient compliance, reduces administrative costs

Conductor is a platform of AI-enabled agents that can read clinical documents and orders, call patients and orchestrate appointments.

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