<ѻýҕl>Docs Likely to See Pay Raise From Private Insurers in 2023, Expert Saysѻýҕl> Payment negotiations "really are favoring the providers right now" Aug 25, 2022
<ѻýҕl>PBM Specialty Pharmacy Requirement Hurting Patients, Specialists Sayѻýҕl> Hassles with prior authorization, delivery make it harder to dispense needed medications Aug 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Rising Costs, Inflation Squeeze Physician Marginsѻýҕl> Two reports paint troubling financial picture, especially for physician-owned practices Aug 02, 2022
<ѻýҕl>The Claims Data Dilemma: 4 Things to Considerѻýҕl> Providers' need for global claims data remains an ongoing struggle Jul 23, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Welcome, New Interns, to the Wonderful World of Patient Careѻýҕl> Let's work on building a better system for our patients Jun 13, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Drug Price Negotiation in the Spotlight at AMA Annual Meetingѻýҕl> Amendment on international pricing draws controversy Jun 13, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Should Docs Get Paid for Time Spent on Prior Authorizations?ѻýҕl> AMA delegates were split on this question at a reference committee hearing Jun 12, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Gun Violence Is a Scourge That Must Be Dealt With, Says Outgoing AMA Presidentѻýҕl> It "cannot be our new normal," Gerald Harmon, MD, says at the House of Delegates meeting Jun 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>To Bill or Not to Bill, That is the Questionѻýҕl> When should we charge patients for phone calls, or even for complex responses to emails? Jun 06, 2022
<ѻýҕl>200 Rural Hospitals At Risk of Closing in the Next Few Years, Study Findsѻýҕl> Inadequate payments from private insurers a large part of the reason, study author says Apr 22, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Everybody Loves CHIP, So Why Isn't It Permanently Funded?ѻýҕl> It has more to do with political will and finding the right way to achieve it, analyst says Apr 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Health System on the Hook for $22M Over Unnecessary Spine Surgeriesѻýҕl> Record-breaking healthcare fraud settlement in eastern Washington Apr 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>Healthcare Consolidation Expected to Continue, Expert Saysѻýҕl> Small-scale players will merge with others, especially in the second half of 2022, she predicts Apr 14, 2022
<ѻýҕl>No Medicare Payment Hike Needed for Docs in 2023, MedPAC Saysѻýҕl> Beneficiaries seem to have adequate access to care, and few physicians are dropping out Mar 15, 2022
<ѻýҕl>A Third of Docs Saw a Patient Harmed by Prior Authorizationѻýҕl> Treatment delays have led to permanent damage, disability, and even death Feb 11, 2022
<ѻýҕl>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicaid Coverage for Undocumented Pregnant Womenѻýҕl> "We have to stop looking at this as an 'us versus them'" situation, says delegate Nov 15, 2021
<ѻýҕl>AMA Delegates Spar Over Medicare Drug Price Negotiationѻýҕl> Some worry this could lead to price controls for physician services Nov 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?ѻýҕl> MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
<ѻýҕl>'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisionsѻýҕl> Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
<ѻýҕl>TAVR Chugging Along at 5 Years in SURTAVI Trialѻýҕl> Plus, data suggest that it is probably cost-effective in low-risk patients Nov 06, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cutѻýҕl> Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Billѻýҕl> Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Virginia Docs Get Just $15 for Certain Medicaid ED Visitsѻýҕl> Budget item determines 800 diagnoses, including asthma attacks, are "avoidable" emergency visits Oct 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Q&A: Sterling Ransone, Jr., President of the American Academy of Family Physiciansѻýҕl> Better pay and fewer paperwork hassles for members are high priorities for AAFP's new president Oct 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>More Physicians Are Now Employees Rather Than Ownersѻýҕl> Here's what's behind the continued decline of independent practice Oct 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Saysѻýҕl> Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Doc Admits to Using Misbranded Eye Medication on Patientsѻýҕl> James Heroman, MD, also falsely billed Medicare to make a profit, DOJ alleged Oct 07, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Nowѻýҕl> But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler Oct 06, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Are Doctors Drowning in Inbox Overload?ѻýҕl> The slow simmer of non-stop messaging boils over during the pandemic Sep 22, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Doc Groups Hail Decision to Delay 'Advanced EOB' Ruleѻýҕl> Regulation set to start on January 1, but administration says it will "defer enforcement" Aug 31, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Communityѻýҕl> Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January Aug 10, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Prime Healthcare Settles Kickback Claimsѻýҕl> The California health system will pay over $30 million Jul 21, 2021
<ѻýҕl>As Overdoses Rise, Opioid Treatment Providers Struggle to Get Paidѻýҕl> Providers of medication assisted treatment say they're bleeding cash, and unable to keep staff Jun 22, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Medical Residents Need Better Working Conditions, AMA Delegates Sayѻýҕl> More access needed to healthy food, child care Jun 14, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Want Healthcare for All? Ditch Fee-for-Service, Says Former CMS Chiefѻýҕl> "We should move to global budgets as soon as possible," says Donald Berwick Jun 11, 2021
<ѻýҕl>New Rules for Some Medicare ACOs Are No Good, Say Healthcare Groupsѻýҕl> Letter seeks a 3-year delay for reporting new quality measures May 12, 2021
<ѻýҕl>After the Pandemic: How Will Medical Practices Fare?ѻýҕl> Telehealth's role will depend on reimbursement, says MGMA's Anders Gilberg Apr 30, 2021
<ѻýҕl>On the Road to High-Value Healthcare in the U.S.: Are We There Yet?ѻýҕl> CMS needs to keep the value-based payment models that work, and ditch the others Apr 27, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Doc Groups Object to New Prior Authorization Rules in Medicareѻýҕl> Requirements for two spinal procedures set to take effect July 1 Apr 20, 2021
<ѻýҕl>Anesthesiology Group Squeezed 'Like a Boa Constrictor' Sues Insurerѻýҕl> U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleges UnitedHealthcare is blocking competition Apr 06, 2021