The company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it is cooperating with the Department of Justice’s inquiry into possible incidents of Medicare Advantage upcoding.

President Donald Trump has crystallized his No. 1 priority for artificial intelligence. Unshockingly, it’s “winning the AI race.” 

Gen Xers and their elders tend to believe AI will do more harm than good. More than half of American adults 50 and older place themselves in that somewhat cynical category. 

Alan Matsumoto, MD, explains the pros and cons of consolidation under hospital system and private equity ownership.

The numbers from Pittsburgh are staggering. And they’re all about blasting American-made AI into the stratosphere, if not to Infinity and beyond. 

Over 97% of all counties in the U.S. see high or very high levels of consolidation in Medicare Advantage markets, with UnitedHealthcare and Humana owning the most plans nationwide. 

Former Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre, MD, and other executives are accused in a $1.4 billion legal filing of paying themselves hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses, despite the health system being insolvent.

In his drive to keep China from sprinting ahead of the U.S. in the AI arms race, President Trump may be willing to cut some risky corners.