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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Devaluing Our Residents Is Not Without Consequences

Let's take better care of our young medical workforce

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>What Can Be Done About Medical Debt?

Senators, witnesses mull solutions ranging from more competition to Medicare for All

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>CMS Proposes 2.8% Cut to Medicare Physician Fees for 2025

One group calls proposal "critically short-sighted"

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>CPT Code for Prior Authorization May Still Happen -- Eventually

Proposal would cover more than existing codes for limited situations

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Why Is Doctor Pay Decreasing and What Can We Do About It?

It's time to take back control of our profession

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>CMS Needs to Do a Better Job With Value-Based Care, Experts Tell House Panel

The program has "gotten off track and needs a thorough reevaluation and reformulation," doc says

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Eyes Off the Prize: Prior Auth Snags Force Delays in Ocular Treatment

While insurers rarely reject requests, they can take weeks to approve anti-VEGF injections

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Health Groups Have High Hopes for the Latest Prior Authorization Bill

"We believe the bill is poised for adoption this year," said one expert

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Medicare Pay, Prior Auth, and More: A Q&A With the AMA's President-Elect

Bobby Mukkamala, MD, also says he wants to improve medical record interoperability

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Fix What's Broken in Healthcare Is New AMA President's Priority

That includes raising Medicare reimbursement and lessening prior authorization, says Bruce Scott

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Increase $$ for Physicians, Institute Site-Neutral Payment, MedPAC Report Suggests

Inadequate payments could force some docs to stop accepting Medicare patients, commission warns

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>House Committee Divided on Whether Changes are Needed in 340B Drug Discount Program

Program's value undisputed, but some members say hospitals are taking unfair advantage

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>What If Medicaid Enrollees Were Given Cash Instead of Insurance Benefits?

Having them buy insurance or pay for services directly would bring down prices, supporters say

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>MGMA: Docs 'Defy Gravity' of Inflation, Staff Shortages by Working Harder

Report shows which of 23 specialty groups and primary care practices earned more in 2023

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>More Money, Fewer Prior Auths Needed to Save Private Practices, Lawmakers Told

Medicare rates' failure to keep up with inflation is especially damaging, doctors say

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Senate Paper Mulls Options for Fixing Physician Pay in Fee-for-Service Medicare

Regular inflation updates, getting rid of MIPS among the ideas discussed

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Revisiting 'Left Without Being Seen' Metrics in the ED

The current system drives problematic decisions regarding how care is allocated

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>I'm a Former Surgeon General and I Couldn't Believe My $10k Medical Bill

Everyone must be able to access necessary care without fear of financial ruin

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Fraudulent Practices Abound in Post-Accident Healthcare

These costs often fall unfairly on patients and insurance providers

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Pre-Approval Plan Proposed for Medicare Advantage Insurers

"No prior authorization without prior authorization," Senate Budget Committee chair says

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Medicare Hospital Trust Fund to Stay Solvent Until 2036, Trustees' Report Says

Projection is 5 years longer than last year's prediction

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Fed Up With Prior Auths? What If Insurers Had to Pay You for Submitting Them?

NYC urologist is seeking approval for a prior authorization CPT code

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>The Plight of the Late-Boomer Physician

Does anyone besides me feel like we got the short end of the financial stick?

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>UnitedHealth CEO Slammed at Senate Hearing on Change Healthcare Cyberattack

"A comprehensive scrub" of company's anti-competitive practices is long overdue, senator says

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>House Republicans Bash New Nursing Home and Home Care Rules at Hearing

"This approach simply won't work," said chair of the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Lawmakers Take Up Fallout From Change Healthcare Cyberattack

Health sector likely to remain an "attractive target," says congressman

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Improper Payments in Medicare and Medicaid: Who's at Fault?

Republicans and Democrats took differing approaches on the subject at a House hearing

<乌鸦传媒視頻>Federal Probes Need to Look Beyond Private Equity-Owned Healthcare for Alleged Abuse

Non-profit entities should also be fair game, says Ron Harman King, JD, MS

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>House Members Struggle to Craft Road Map for Future of Telehealth

Lawmakers examine issues around reimbursement, licensure, and patient choice

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Biden Administration Cracks Down on 'Junk' Health Insurance Plans

Under final rule, insurers will have to spell out what these policies do not include

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model

Primary Care Flex will pay ACOs a monthly fee to be given to primary care practices

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Medicare to Cover Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy for Certain Patients

News comes in the wake of FDA approval to reduce risk of heart attacks, stroke

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>California Wants to Pay Doctors More Money to See Medicaid Patients

How much and who will get it will be determined later this year

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>MedPAC's Report Recommends Pay Changes for Healthcare Services

Report highlights MA quality, overpayment issues, and urges action on four prior recommendations

<乌鸦传媒視頻>How Can the U.S. Prevent Future Cyberattacks Like the One on Change Healthcare?

To start with, more "outside in" testing is needed, expert says

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Lawmakers Quibble Over Whether Telehealth Should Be Cheaper Than In-Person Visits

Lawmakers, witnesses disagree on the answer at a House hearing on home healthcare

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Largest Independent Primary Care Network in the U.S. Accused of Medicare Fraud

Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Aledade encouraged doctors to tack on suspect medical diagnoses

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>MedPAC Members Pan Rural Hospitals' 'Cost-Plus' Billing System for Medicare Patients

Allowing the system to stay in place is "unconscionable," says one commissioner

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Medicare a Big Contributor to the Broken Health Payment System, Senators Told

Use of "hybrid" payment model urged

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<乌鸦传媒視頻>Most Doc Groups Unhappy With Proposed Congressional Budget Deal

Measure would restore some, but not all, of the cuts to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

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