<ѻýҕl>House Members Mull Bills to Cut Red Tape and Improve Docs' Medicare Payѻýҕl> But Democrats say they weren't given enough input in many of the measures Oct 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Incoming AAFP President Optimistic About Family Medicine's Futureѻýҕl> Yes, there are challenges, but they can be overcome, says Steven Furr, MD Oct 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Feds Hope to Cut Sepsis Deaths by Hitching Medicare Payments to Treatment Statsѻýҕl> Treatment delays can undermine a patient's chance of survival Oct 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>UNC Health Publicly Threatens to Cancel UnitedHealthcare Contractsѻýҕl> Letters blame improper denials, inadequate pay; patients urged to look for other plans for 2024 Oct 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Feds Rein in Predictive Software That Limits Care for Medicare Advantage Patientsѻýҕl> A computer program isn't always a crystal ball for care Oct 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Ob/Gyn Accused of Sex Abuse Found Dead; Massive Medicare Scam; Veggies in the Genes?ѻýҕl> Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ѻýҕl staff Oct 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Should 'Site Neutrality' Be Used to Set Payments? MedPAC Members Disagreeѻýҕl> "I don't think 'site-neutral' is neutral," one commissioner says Oct 05, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MedPod Today: Big Medical Bill; GLP-1 Agonist Plateau; Grateful Patient Fundraisingѻýҕl> ѻýҕl reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Sep 29, 2023 podcast
<ѻýҕl>Blue Shield of California Has Fix for MA Enrollees Worried About Co-Paysѻýҕl> An "underwriting holiday" doesn't require supplemental plan applicants to answer health questions Sep 28, 2023
<ѻýҕl>With Shutdown Likely, Policy Experts Weigh Health Risksѻýҕl> Food safety, innovation, and community health centers all could see trickle-down effects Sep 28, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Advantage Ads Should Look Different This Yearѻýҕl> KFF examines past predatory ads as new CMS regulation goes into effect Sep 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Many Medicare Patients Travel 50-Plus Miles for Neurology Visitsѻýҕl> Telemedicine can improve access to care, researchers argue Sep 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>A 'SAD' Story: Patient Stuck With $176K Bill After Medicare Policy Switchѻýҕl> CMS abruptly decided patients can self-administer Stelara -- even those with Parkinson's Sep 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Drug Companies, Allies Fight Back on Medicare Drug Price Negotiationsѻýҕl> They argue that the government is using coercion while claiming sellers have options Sep 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Drug Prices Are Too Damn Highѻýҕl> It's been a long road to Medicare price negotiation ... and there's still work to be done Sep 01, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Deeper Medicare Cuts Won't Reduce the $50B Spending on Older Adult Fallsѻýҕl> Cutting physical therapy reimbursement is bad for patients and bad for spending Aug 10, 2023
<ѻýҕl>An Analysis of the Blizzard of Lawsuits to Block Drug-Price Negotiationsѻýҕl> Industry is using the same old playbook Aug 09, 2023
<ѻýҕl>CMS Announces New Dementia Care Model for Medicare Patientsѻýҕl> Aims to provide more coordinated, ongoing care Jul 31, 2023
<ѻýҕl>CMS Proposes Nearly 3.4% Cut in Medicare Physician Fees for 2024ѻýҕl> Cut "raises significant concerns for medical groups," one organization says Jul 14, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Registry Enrollment for Alzheimer's Drug Coverage Won't Help Muchѻýҕl> A minimalist policy for a minimalist treatment Jul 11, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Without Early Detection, Fighting Dementia Is an Uphill Battleѻýҕl> A brief assessment in primary care can help identify patients most at risk Jun 27, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemabѻýҕl> Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MACRA Gets Mixed Reviews at House Hearingѻýҕl> Despite good intentions, it hasn't solved Medicare's physician payment issues, experts say Jun 22, 2023
<ѻýҕl>MedPAC Recommends Cutting Admin Fees Paid to Docs Under Part B Programѻýҕl> The goal is to make providers more sensitive to drug costs, says MedPAC's director Jun 15, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priorityѻýҕl> Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress Jun 13, 2023
<ѻýҕl>AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Careѻýҕl> At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Oh, You Have Medicare? We'll Skip That Test.ѻýҕl> Patients on public insurance have a right to know if they're being treated differently Jun 08, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstructionѻýҕl> Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Dying With Dignity: A Look at the Advantages of the Medicare Hospice Benefitѻýҕl> The program is both cost-effective and compassionate Jun 02, 2023
<ѻýҕl>How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decadesѻýҕl> Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
<ѻýҕl>A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraudѻýҕl> The temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors May 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Return of Rule Nixing Delivery of Rx Drugs to Medicare Patients Drawing Docs' Ireѻýҕl> "It is endangering the lives of the oldest and sickest Americans," oncology group says May 18, 2023
<ѻýҕl>'Ghost' Provider Networks a Big Problem for Patients, Especially in Mental Healthѻýҕl> Only 18% of docs called by Senate's "secret shoppers" were really in-network and taking patients May 03, 2023
<ѻýҕl>You Choose: Food or Medications?ѻýҕl> The suffering caused by exorbitant drug prices is all too clear for doctors to see Apr 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Doctors, Nurses Charged in Wide-Ranging COVID Fraud Schemes, DOJ Saysѻýҕl> Largest coordinated action targeting COVID healthcare fraud also includes clinic owners Apr 21, 2023
<ѻýҕl>CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Advantage Marketing, Prior Auth Practicesѻýҕl> Agency wants to stop schemes that mislead beneficiaries and prohibit unfair denials of care Apr 06, 2023
<ѻýҕl>A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcareѻýҕl> Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework Mar 23, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Paymentsѻýҕl> Threefold rate for giving hyaluronic acid shots among those paid more than $100 Mar 20, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Hospice Care Is Not Giving Up, It Is Leaning Inѻýҕl> Hospice benefits should be expanded Mar 16, 2023
<ѻýҕl>Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Paymentsѻýҕl> Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip Mar 09, 2023