Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
The Leapfrog Group: AI and technology as a tool
Diagnostic error, patient safety, and how physicians can help in practice and in hospital.
Advances in cancer screening; e-bike injuries; ginseng for muscle recovery – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, discusses Medicare Advantage reforms
A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Letter to leadership outlines bleak financial picture for doctors, possible decrease in care for patients.
American health care will improve with diversity, equity, inclusion
An emergency medicine physician shares his background and perspectives on how a diverse medical workforce will help doctors, other clinicians, and patients.
Paying for behavioral health services; $110M in health care fraud; antidote for snakebites – Morning Medical Update
The Leapfrog Group: Physicians and patient safety in hospitals, part 2
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, on reforming prior authorizations, part 2
VillageMD to close Florida clinics: reports
Walgreens’ primary care business to leave that state.
Prior authorizations: Containing costs or obstructing health care?
Experts discuss process of physicians getting insurers to pay for treatments for patients.
Consumers want and need price transparency in health care, lawmaker says
Election year politics could spur legislative action for medical care.
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, on reforming prior authorizations, part 1
The Leapfrog Group: Physicians and patient safety in hospitals, part 1
RPM cuts hospital readmissions by 50% for heart patients, study finds
Reduced readmissions extend out over a year for patients with remote monitoring.
On Capitol Hill: Two ways to reform Medicare physician reimbursement
Personalized cancer vaccines; Medicare drug price negotiations; cannabinoids for broken bone repair – Morning Medical Update
The Leapfrog Group: Developing a culture of safety
DOs need to speak up; new genetic variants; presidential heart health – Morning Medical Update
On prior authorizations and Medicare Advantage reforms: a lawmaker’s perspective
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, discusses two issues at the top of the agenda in American health care.
On Capitol Hill: Medicare reimbursement – ‘literally a rounding error' – part 2
The Leapfrog Group: Extrapolating results about diagnostic error
New drug for food allergies; teen alcohol abuse; ‘zombie cells’ – Morning Medical Update
Private equity investment in health care the focus of upcoming FTC public workshop
Generic drug pricing practices also a target for Federal Trade Commission, HHS.
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, talks Medicare reimbursement, part 1
The Leapfrog Group: Corrective actions, part 2
Medicine for frostbite; Boricua masks and vaccines; counting carbohydrates – Morning Medical Update
Medicare physician reimbursement: ‘I think it’s appalling that Congress hasn’t fixed this’
But it’s not too late to restore 2024 payments to doctors through the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, said Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD.
The Leapfrog Group: Corrective actions, part 1
New drugs in primary care; ‘sham insurance;’ detecting CTE – Morning Medical Update
Physicians call on lawmakers to turn back the cut to Medicare reimbursement
Report: One legislator says it could happen in federal spending bill next month.