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Reducing Infections After Heart Surgery Could Save Medicare $441 Million per Year

Sept. 15, 2026
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Where someone has heart surgery may play a role in their risk of infection afterward. Drawing on nearly 240,000 Medicare procedures, a new study explores how outcomes vary across hospitals and what other factors may be involved.

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