Company: HCTI
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001213900-25-026218
Chunk: 39

Company: Healthcare Triangle, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 39
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Cures Act final rule could create compliance costs and/or regulatory risks for us. Because these regulations are subject to future changes
and/or significant enforcement discretion by federal agencies, the ultimate impact of these regulations is unknown.

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There is significant uncertainty in the healthcare
industry, both as a result of recently enacted legislation and changing government regulation, which may have a material adverse impact
on the businesses of our hospital clients and ultimately on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

The healthcare industry is subject to changing
political, economic, and regulatory influences that may affect the procurement processes and operation of healthcare facilities, including
our hospital clients. During the past decade, the healthcare industry has been subject to increased legislation and regulation of, among
other things, reimbursement rates, payment programs, information technology programs, and certain capital expenditures (collectively,
the “Health Reform Laws”). The Health Reform Laws contain various provisions that impact us and our clients. Some of these
provisions have a positive impact, by expanding the use of electronic health records in certain federal programs, for example, while others,
such as reductions in reimbursement for certain types of providers, have a negative impact due to fewer available resources. The continued
increase in fraud and abuse penalties is expected to adversely affect participants in the healthcare sector, including us.

The activity related to the repeal, repair, and/or
replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”), including any changes resulting from continued judicial
and congressional challenges to certain aspects of the law, and the 2015 repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate and replacement with the
MACRA may have an impact on our business. The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, contained various provisions that have impacted us
and our clients, and any replacement or adjustment of that law may change requirements related to our products or how our clients use
them, as well as reimbursement available to our clients. These may have a positive impact by requiring the expanded use of EHRs and analytics
tools to participate in certain federal programs, for example, while others, such as those mandating reductions in reimbursement for certain
types of providers, may have a negative impact by reducing the resources available to purchase our products. Increases in fraud and abuse
enforcement and penalties may also adversely affect participants in the healthcare sector, including us.

As existing regulations mature and become better
defined, we anticipate that these regulations will continue to directly affect certain of our products and services, but we cannot fully
predict the effect