1. CBO scores House-approved AHCA: 5 things to know
The Congressional Budget Office released its score on the American Health Care Act, finding it would reduce the federal deficit significantly but increase the projected number of uninsured Americans by about 82 percent over the next 10 years.
2. How Trump plans to fix the Medicare appeals process
President Donald Trump included proposals to fix the Medicare appeals process in his fiscal year 2018 budget.
3. 41% of healthcare spending attributed to 12% of Americans, study finds
U.S. adults with five or more chronic conditions spend 14 times more on health services on average than those with no chronic conditions, according to a RAND Health report prepared for the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.
4. EDs charge up to 12.6 times what Medicare pays, study finds
Most adult emergency department patients are charged between 1 and 12.6 times what Medicare pays for the same services, according to a Johns Hopkins study of Medicare billing records.
5. Operator of 179 cancer treatment centers files for bankruptcy
Fort Myers, Fla.-based 21st Oncology Holdings, a cancer care services provider, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 25.
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