
More steps are needed, including insurance coverage that could help patients.
Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.

More steps are needed, including insurance coverage that could help patients.

GLP-1 drugs Wegovy, Zepbound will have lower prices and be covered by Medicare.

Association of American Medical Colleges issues call to action for schools to revise training programs.

Advocacy groups issue praise, some questions for next year’s physician payment rule.

Organizations react to CMS’ plan for physician payment next year.

CMS announces changes to ‘deliver better outcomes for patients’ while safeguarding funds.

What physicians need to know — including why it’s important to meet patients where they are with diet, nutrition and food access.

Public comment period opens for revision to medical school curricula.

The Physicians Foundation publishes its latest poll results.

Analyst Trilliant Health argues the case for major changes from inside — or new regulations from outside.

Analyst Trilliant Health argues the case for major changes from inside — or new regulations from outside.

Physicians, medical student collaborate on a primer of problems and solutions.

Trilliant Health’s 2025 report reveals rising costs, poor value, and shifting care trends as the U.S. health care system faces urgent transformation.

Why advocates say health care needs a nuanced view of private equity partnerships in medicine.

HHS Office of Inspector General is tracking the huge increase in spending, with a call to action for possible payment reform.

New Center for Digital Health and AI aims to put doctors at heart of new technology to improve medicine.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

Patients are paying attention, but not all messages are true.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

A slideshow of top counties where population is projected to grow or shrink.

Researchers examine trends for EDs, intensive care units over 10-year span.

Lawmakers, governor approve bill allowing more scrutiny of health care deals.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

Medical Economics wants to hear from doctors about what patients are asking about in the examination room.

A video summary of troubling findings of a Physicians Foundation survey.

A regional inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains oversight of a multi-billion-dollar trend in Medicare spending.

Pfizer was at the White House late last month; AstraZeneca touts expansion in Virginia.

Trilliant Health analysis outlines trends emerging as health care defies ‘laws of economics.’

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