Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
RPM and Medicare in 2026: The case for documentation
Potential changes for remote physiologic monitoring and remote therapeutic monitoring in the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Integration, negotiation, patient costs — What happens when hospitals integrate independent physician practices?
A study quantifies effects of less market competition across the nation as hospitals integrated doctors’ offices into their systems.
RPM and Medicare in 2026: Reimbursement rates for the coming year
Independent physicians ‘are a viable alternative to hospitals' for patient outcomes, lower health care costs, study says
Primary care is included among specialties in a new examination of a large practice around Chicago.
ACP: Prescription drug shortages are a public health crisis that needs action now
New position paper outlines scope of problem and offers policies that could help.
RPM and Medicare in 2026: On patient health and financial sustainability
Physicians keep working more hours, but reimbursement does not keep up with productivity
Kaufman Hall reports indicate trends among doctors, support staff, and hospitals.
Painful prognosis: Physicians fear Trump, RFK Jr. will push U.S. health care from bad to worse
Exclusive results of a survey of Medical Economics’ physician audience.
New Medicare model will increase prior authorizations, not decrease them, House Democrats say
America’s Physician Groups also sound alarm on possible changes to USPSTF.
RPM and Medicare in 2026: Why flexibility matters for patients and physicians using remote monitoring
Ultraprocessed foods: A majority of the American diet, and a majority bad for health
CDC, American Heart Association publish reports quantifying consumption and offering policy recommendations.
Breaking down practice size: The latest data
A slideshow with figures from the American Medical Association's report: "Physician Practice Characteristics in 2024."
RPM and Medicare in 2026: A new treatment service management code
RPM and Medicare in 2026: Changing required days per month to gain flexibility
New concepts for nutrition, science and lifestyle in medical education
The leader of a lifestyle medicine program discusses the importance of nutrition and dietary training for physicians.
Health care bankruptcies slow to a crawl, but change for the worse could be coming, analysts say
Bankruptcy consultant Gibbins Advisors reports on key economic indicators for the second quarter.
Nutrition in medical education: How to approach patients with dietary advice
RPM and Medicare in 2026: An introduction and terminology
As colorectal cancer cases grow in younger adults, U.S. health care reaches ‘pivotal point’ in screening for it
Trio of studies examines state of CRC and best ways to engage patients since USPSTF updated screening recommendations in 2021.
Nutrition in medical education: Health effects, scientific evidence — and the best diet
CDC funding change could stifle progress against opioid epidemic, public health leaders say
Money is on hold, but local health experts say it needs to keep flowing to ensure continuation of prevention and response programs.
Nutrition in medical education: Why biomedical chemistry is not the same as applied nutrition
PBMs concentrate market share across the nation: AMA
Study examines potential harm to market competition by pharmacy benefit managers and health insurers.
HHS bars medical organization liaisons from ACIP vaccine reviews
Physician groups slam the action as ‘irresponsible, dangerous to our nation’s health.’
Jobs report shows little change in unemployment, but job growth slows
Health care is propping up the U.S. employment market, one analyst says.
Nutrition in medical education: ‘Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food’
The worrisome state of independent practice
Independent physicians face troubling trends that could lead to worse patient care.
Senators affirm independence of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Resolution comes as rumors swirl RFK Jr. will remove 16-member panel for being too ‘woke.’
Nutrition in medical education: Using both lifestyle medicine and conventional medicine to benefit patients
Medicare at 60: Two presidents, one vision for a healthier America
President Lyndon B. Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, and the 1965 signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act