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FastFinance: Medicare enrollees’ drug costs spike

Rich Daly
Published September 2, 2025 1:15 pm | Updated September 5, 2025 4:10 pm

HFMA’s FastFinance newsletter is now a podcast. Host Rich Daly discusses the most current and relevant healthcare news, delivered in an easily digestible format. Medicare enrollees’ out-of-pocket drug costs have jumped this year, according to recent research. Learn what effects researchers expect.

Also, this week’s Weird Number: 95% of business leaders expect no measurable business return from their AI pilot programs.

One More Thing: Learn which hospitals are most vulnerable to proposed cuts in Medicare bad debt payments.

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Rich Daly

Rich Daly is a senior editor with HFMA, Downers Grove, IL.
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