Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Clinical side of primary care; Oprah, obesity and meds; and you, Brutus? – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
Senators grill HHS Secretary Becerra on nation’s next health care spending plan
Department is seeking more than $1.7 trillion for mandatory programs, $130.7 billion in discretionary spending.
Congress and health care: Burnout and young doctors
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, offers a physician’s perspective on health care and Washington, D.C.
Most overweight and obese cities: a slideshow
WalletHub tallies cities based on body metrics, health consequences and food availability.
Congress and health care: Stopping opioid overdoses
Tracking maternal deaths; the head and the heart; federal budget and health care – Morning Medical Update
Congress and health care: Legislation to watch
Congress and health care: Regulate PBMs now
Senators: Make March 18 Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness
Resolution marks two-year anniversary of national legislation to fight burnout in physicians, other clinicians.
Congress and health care: Potentially massive Medicare fraud
Nutrition and diet, two keys to patient health, have a place in primary care
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics president discusses latest trends in food, patient health and medicine.
Congress and health care: Prior authorizations
Trust in science; nurse practitioner education; herd immunity to measles – Morning Medical Update
Congress and health care: Medicare Advantage needs a reboot
Senator: Health care needs mandatory ‘cyber hygiene’ standards for computer networks
Advocate for cybersecurity issues statement about Change Healthcare hack.
HHS: Government, insurers must cooperate to recover from Change Healthcare cyberattack
HHS, Labor Department publish open letter to health care leaders.
Stop the opioid epidemic by stopping fentanyl at U.S. borders, congressman says
Lethal drug imports and overdose deaths are going in the wrong direction. Rep. Greg Murphy also discusses physician burnout and importance of primary care.
COVID-19 in the body; food causing inflammation; dying for a better body – Morning Medical Update
Congress and health care: Medicare payment reform is needed
Health care adds jobs as unemployment creeps up in February
Sector gains 66,700 workers last month.
Congress and health care: Voting no on the spending bills
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
AMA: Physicians need financial help while awaiting Change Healthcare cyber fix
Medical claims processing to be restored on March 18.
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.
Preparing workers for time disruptions: a slideshow
Three strategies and four methods to help workers build temporal resilience in the workplace.
Clocks spring forward; economics of antiobesity medicines; lead in cinnamon – Morning Medical Update
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.
Potential massive recall of acne medicine; a flu strain gone; ‘hypervaccinated’ – Morning Medical Update
President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices
Critics air concerns at White House roundtable as pharmacy benefit manager volley back.