Austin Littrell

A pre-election candidate survey lands two weeks before CMS sets the next round of rural health awards, which partly score states on nurse practitioner rules.

KFF's pre-election poll found voters trust Democrats over Republicans on health care costs by 20 points, and public support for a single government plan moves sharply depending on the argument people hear.

MGMA Acting CEO Akash Madiah says practices facing flat Medicare pay should find the money they've already earned and aren't collecting before they add volume.

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A survey of 1,185 U.S. adults found the preference reversed for routine requests such as scheduling and prescription refills.

In a 13-patient test, an AI chat app answered questions about patients' brain data, and their feedback cut simulated false seizure alarms by 80%.

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The proposal from Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. would end independent dispute resolution for care delivered starting in 2028.

The license fee is the number on the proposal. These 10 costs arrive after the contract is signed, and the biggest never shows up on an invoice.

Kate Atchley, Ph.D., of the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, explains why clinical expertise alone can't prepare physicians to lead, the five skills she sees as essential and how organizations can build leaders before they step into the role.

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A NAACOS and Innovaccer survey of 116 leaders also found only 21% are tracking which of their patients have enrolled in the new chronic care model.

Leaders of the Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School say students have to learn the health care system as it works today while training to change it.

Family physician Kenneth Qiu, M.D., lead author of a national survey of direct primary care practices, explains how physicians build a patient panel, why the model isn't concierge medicine and the Medicare billing rule that slows new practices.

The Illinois College of Osteopathic Medicine at The Chicago School welcomed its first class of 91 students in July, with mental health built into all four years of training. Medical Economics spoke with John Lucas, D.O., and Michele Nealon, Psy.D., about whole-person care, burnout and the stigma physicians face in seeking help.

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Patient Prism co-founder and CEO Amol Nirgudkar explains what unanswered phones cost physicians in patients and ad spending, and where AI voice agents can help today.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Medical Economics spoke with Monique Delgado, former CEO of Integrated Medical Services, about where salary-only pay falls short, which metrics to tie incentives to and how to change physician pay without eroding trust.

Fifty-nine percent of health care workers say they're likely to look for a new job in the next year, but employers estimate 39%.

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From AI scribes and coding habits to the claims payers quietly cut, these are the lessons physicians can take from four days of sessions and interviews at the Medical Group Management Association's centennial meeting.

Coding scrutiny, payment gaps and a push for price caps show up across Trilliant Health's annual look at where U.S. health care is headed.

Trilliant Health's annual trends report traces primary care shortages, payment gaps and looming price caps to incentives no single stakeholder has reason to fix.

WalletHub scored the loyalty programs of the nine largest U.S. hotel chains on 21 metrics, and the biggest footprint didn't guarantee a top spot.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Medical Economics spoke with MGMA's Madison Hynes about the association's draft bill to ban automatic downcoding, the Patients First Act and AI-run prior authorization in traditional Medicare.

Medicine has never moved this fast. How much of the next decade has already been decided, and what’s still open?

Minc Law partner Michael Pelagalli explains when a negative review becomes defamation, why HIPAA limits what physicians can say in reply and how anonymous reviewers get unmasked.

Medical Economics spoke with health care attorney Tatiana Melnik, J.D., about vendor contracts, patient consent and the malpractice questions physicians could face next.