SPOTLIGHT -
May 10th 2024
Ramping up efforts against anticompetitive practices in business.
May 9th 2024
Small Business Committee sympathetic to independent physician practices.
May 7th 2024
Annual report calls for more efficient care models and for Congress to address looming financial shortfalls
May 2nd 2024
State becomes first to officially recognize PA title change
Following testimony in Senate, UnitedHealth Group CEO Witty appears before House oversight subcommittee.
Patients say U.S. health system is failing them, according to new poll
Patients say they want more time with providers and find it too difficult to get appointments.
Social inflation drives up malpractice payouts—and insurance rates
Large verdicts are becoming more common, putting pressure on insurers to raise rates
COVID-19 erased progress in narrowing racial mortality gap, study finds
Following some improvement, excess death rate returned to 1999 levels for Black men and 2005 levels for Black women
Appeals Court temporarily upholds ACA preventive services mandate
Health plans must continue providing free screenings pending court’s further consideration of case
Feds net guilty pleas in national scam that pumped out 7,600 phony nursing diplomas
Defendants face up to 20 years in prison, according to Department of Justice.
NIH begins massive study on dietary effects of food on individual patients
‘Nutrition for Precision Health’ seeks out how each body responds differently to food.
Patient Monitoring Services Need Increased Scrutiny to Prevent False Claims Act Enforcement Action
Knowing the details of how and where your service provider operates is vital to avoiding violations.
AI could revolutionize health care, but regulation is needed, FDA commissioner says
Physicians and regulators will have access to huge amounts of data. How will that help patients?
Medicare Advantage: Double standards need not apply
When it comes to documentation, all must play by the rules, regardless of AHIP’s stance
Capitation payment model has potential to rein in costs while improving outcomes
But contracts require close alignment between primary care and specialist providers to succeed
Private equity investment could lead to better health care, but expect more oversight as money pours in
A former assistant U.S. attorney offers legal perspectives on federal and state regulations and compliance.
Wide race-based disparities found in use of medications to treat opioid-use disorder
Main drugs used to combat addiction are given less often to patients who are Black than those who are Hispanic or white
As COVID-19 public health emergency ends, HHS outlines what changes, what remains in health care
Here’s what to know, according to the federal health agency.
See you in court: 31% of physicians get sued during their careers
AMA study examines legal risk varies by several factors, with short-term risk down in 2022.
How CARE Act laws are improving patient outcomes
Many states have adopted similar legislation mandating clinician involvement in preparing patients for hospital discharge
Inflation nudges upward in April as health care sector prices stay relatively flat
Latest Consumer Price Index report out as White House, Congressional Republicans wrangle over national debt ceiling.
Doctors get reprieve for telehealth prescribing of controlled substances
Ability to write prescription without in-person visit extended to November
Hospital groups support preventive health services at stake in court fight
AHA, AAMC, others weigh in on federal case that affects services free for patients.
Area Deprivation Index informs policy but misses mark at provider level
Applied properly, ADI can be used to better understand markets and patient populations.
End of public health emergency will limit telehealth prescribing of controlled medications
Providers need to alert patients of requirement for in-person visit to renew prescriptions for Schedule II-IV drugs
Physician groups condemn shooting at Atlanta medical center
Health care workers, patients deserve spaces free from gun violence.
Hospital lobby takes aim at site-neutral payments
Lawmakers and advocates are showing interest in reducing Medicare reimbursements for some services at hospital outpatient departments. Hospitals contend the cuts would reduce services for patients.
What to consider if your private practice is an acquisition target
Physicians need to conduct a careful analysis of multiple factors before considering an acquisition by a health system or other buyer.
How do we address the nation’s mental health crisis?
Effective treatment requires coordinating primary, behavioral health care
ACP unveils program aimed at reducing gun violence
Goal is to encourage doctors to talk with patients about firearms safety and preventing gun-related deaths and injuries
Telehealth fraud still a target for feds even as COVID-19 pandemic winds down
New online toolkit explains what investigators look for when examining telehealth payments through Medicare.
Lack of transportation often leads to skipped medical care
Study shows that one-fifth of adults with no transportation skipped medical care last year
Four common pitfalls your first year in practice
Tips from a health care attorney
Health care price transparency, competition on the agenda for House
Primary care at the table as Health Subcommittee hears from CMS chief, industry advocates on the flow of money.
Poverty one of the nation’s leading killers, study finds
A single year in poverty is associated with more deaths than homicide or suicide