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Medicare pays hospital outpatient departments higher rates than physician-owned practices, leading to higher spending and incentivizing hospitals to acquire physician practices.

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For our first Insider trend report, we explore the ways that artificial intelligence could impact the health care landscape.

The report highlights:

- How is AI being used in health care?
- What does the current policy and regulation landscape look like?
- What might the future state of policy and regulation look like?

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