Richard Payerchin

‘Transparency is now the norm’ as Leapfrog Group logs data for more than 6,000 facilities nationwide.

Physicians describe growth, challenges, patient responses as direct primary care expands.

A pediatrician offers advice on diagnosing the illness and discussing it with patients.

Physicians have been quick to adopt AI scribes. Here’s how to integrate them the right way.

A surgeon and biotech leader discusses the role of primary care doctors in wound care.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association analyzes financial effects in a growing part of U.S. health care.

Health care fraud, new payment models and AI are all in play in evolution of accountable care

RFK Jr. says California and Minnesota have to prove the legitimacy of claims before the money flows.

Perceptions, policies and prices all are factors in the future of direct primary care, advocates say

Access, AI and accountable care are part of now and the future, CMS leaders say.

What physicians need to know to begin considering malpractice liability with new artificial intelligence technology.

Actions this week involve three major health care policy bills

The draft 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule opens five questions about the AMA's control of CPT codes, from licensing costs to who decides what a code is worth.

Physician lawmakers support primary care, inflation-indexed payments and new POINTS system for quality reporting.

Accountable care wins, but physicians and policy experts warn cuts are baked in

Patient demand is high, but distinctions are fuzzy about compounded GLP-1s. Primary care physicians can help

CMS chief Dr. Oz touts ‘some of the most significant Medicare reforms in recent years’

For better health at a cheaper cost, the nation needs more investment, access and doctors in primary care.

AMA analysis points to trend that could lead to reductions in patient access over time.

AMGA, lawmakers lead charge against beneficiary pay for chronic care management.

Two family doctors explain a new NASEM report recommending community-clinical partnerships

What primary care physicians should know about developing science that moves beyond skin substitutes.

Because compiling and feeding masses of data to Medicare takes time away from treating patients.

Primary care is a team sport, but some of the most important players are outside the physician’s office.

Primary care is a team sport, but some of the most important players are outside the physician’s office.

What works well when health care partners with community groups? National Academy of Medicine offers answers for Medicare.

An Obesity Action Coalition leader discusses latest developments in treatment of obesity as a chronic disease.

Why is independent practice so important to health care? U.S. women’s Health Alliance advocates explain why

Medicare spends $1.1 trillion a year — or misspends it, depending on this analysis of incentives and outcomes.

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