Ed Gaines analyzes the CMS IDR Process PUF data for Q1-Q2 2025 and explains what it means for physician arbitration, payer negotiations, and revenue strategy. 

• Learn how recent Transparency in Coverage (TiC) rule changes are affecting physicians in this episode of Zotec Answers. 
• Read more on the release of the IDR Public Use Files. 

• Fact-based summary of the hearings on the A to ZPAC blog
• In late January, the House Budget Committee held a hearing on skyrocketing health care costs. To learn more about that hearing, check out this press release. 

• Comments are due on February 23, 2026.
• CMS: List of certified independent dispute resolution entities

Zotec and Microsoft partner to bring intelligent automation to radiology workflows - Read more here.

This episode was recorded and produced just before the Executive Order establishing a federal moratorium on state-level AI regulation was signed (12/11/2025). The order creates a unified federal framework, directs a new AI Litigation Task Force, and ties certain broadband funding eligibility to state compliance. We’ll continue to monitor these developments and share updates as they become available.

For more information, refer to the White House Fact Sheet and recent news coverage on the Executive Order. 

Zotec and Microsoft partner to bring intelligent automation to radiology workflows at RSNA 2025 - Read more here. 

• White Paper - "Medicare's Anchor is Dragging"
• MPFS Final Rule Summary
• MPFS Final Rule Key Takeaways

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• Check out our new white paper on Medicare physician reimbursement. 

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