SPOTLIGHT -
March 15th 2024
Why physicians need to understand and insure the gap between earning potential and net worth.
March 14th 2024
Department is seeking more than $1.7 trillion for mandatory programs, $130.7 billion in discretionary spending.
March 12th 2024
HHS, Labor Department publish open letter to health care leaders.
March 11th 2024
Sector gains 66,700 workers last month.
Opportunities exist at the reimbursement level to drive financial performance.
Which 10 states are the best for practicing medicine?
WalletHub ranks them according to wages, opportunity and other metrics
The road to real value-based care
The time has come for primary care to drive the innovative change in health care delivery and financing.
Congressman on PBMs: ‘They've essentially become extortion artists’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, discusses prior authorizations and other pending legislation in Washington.
AHRQ at 35; Canadian drugs for Floridians; taking plastic to heart – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
Medicare physician reimbursement: ‘Stop attacking those who were heroes just a couple years ago’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, calls for a complete reboot of the Medicare Advantage program.
Could there be a new CPT code coming for prior authorization work?
American Medical Association’s code panel has it on the agenda this spring.
President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices
Critics air concerns at White House roundtable as pharmacy benefit manager volley back.
Spending bills throw 1.68% bone to physicians for Medicare reimbursement
‘Appallingly inadequate’ after 3.4% cut starting this year, MGMA says.
Top states for medical debt – a slideshow
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – follow the money, or lack of it
Three experts talk about financial ramifications for physicians and the primary care workforce across the United States.
Patient health is worse in counties with greater medical debt
Study looks at what patients owe, where, and how it’s harming their health.
Prescription payment plans; cellular space shuttles; embryo morphogenesis – Morning Medical Update
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – Reasons for optimism if the nation is willing to invest
Questions and answers from two experts’ conversation about ‘The Health of US Primary Care: 2024 Scorecard Report – No One Can See You Now.’
Rock ‘n’ roll ‘n’ health care price transparency
Foo Fighters to perform at benefit for Power to the Patients advocacy group.
The S&P 500 may not be what you think
Physician investors need to know about what they own – and names can be confusing.
Congress needs to crack down on PBMs, state attorneys general say
More than half of the nation’s state top lawyers pen letter to leaders in House and Senate.
Report: Justice Department investigating UnitedHealth Group
Vertical integration of health care draws regulatory scrutiny.
Are health care costs a priority for voters in the 2024 election year?
KFF poll examines voter feelings as nation prepares to pick a president in November.
Donation of $1 billion will cover medical school tuition in New York city
Former professor’s gift ranks among largest in American history, according to news report.
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Letter to leadership outlines bleak financial picture for doctors, possible decrease in care for patients.
Consumers want and need price transparency in health care, lawmaker says
Election year politics could spur legislative action for medical care.
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, on reforming prior authorizations, part 1
A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.
On Capitol Hill: Two ways to reform Medicare physician reimbursement
On prior authorizations and Medicare Advantage reforms: a lawmaker’s perspective
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, discusses two issues at the top of the agenda in American health care.
On Capitol Hill: Medicare reimbursement – ‘literally a rounding error' – part 2
Private equity investment in health care the focus of upcoming FTC public workshop
Generic drug pricing practices also a target for Federal Trade Commission, HHS.
What are the financial benefits of setting up an ESOP?
Understanding the biggest financial and tax benefits from an Employee Stock Ownership Plan
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, talks Medicare reimbursement, part 1
Medicare physician reimbursement: ‘I think it’s appalling that Congress hasn’t fixed this’
But it’s not too late to restore 2024 payments to doctors through the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, said Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD.
Physicians call on lawmakers to turn back the cut to Medicare reimbursement
Report: One legislator says it could happen in federal spending bill next month.