Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
USPSTF adds two members, seeks nominees for national board
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force taking nominations through mid-March for national panel of health care advisers.
State medical associations plead to Congress: Don’t slash Medicaid
Doctors groups from 50 states join in missive to lawmakers.
House GOP Doctors Caucus throws support to restoring Medicare reimbursement
Physicians drumming up support to counter 2.83% cut that started in January.
Time ticks on telehealth as Trump, Congress mull health care policy
Legislation would extend flexibilities for Medicare; online petition gains 21,000 signatures of support.
Health care money trail could lead to policy solutions to control spending while improving patient outcomes
Author discusses new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade, and what that could mean for the future.
Trump orders ‘radical transparency’ for health care pricing
Executive order says HHS will ‘rapidly enforce’ price disclosures by hospitals, health insurers.
Trump plans for Medicaid come up as House subcommittee deliberates on PBM reform
Both sides support revising laws for PBM market, but Democrats and Republicans disagree on potential Medicaid changes.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘We have to put primary care first’
A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Financial toll of health conditions: hundreds of billions of dollars
Author describes origin of new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘More than enough money’ for good primary care
Primary Care Scorecard: Reforming graduate medical education
Saving primary care: Physician experts outline three approaches
NIHCM hosts online forum with prescriptions to help a sector of health care that is in crisis.
Primary Care Scorecard: Why primary care is losing physicians
Primary Care Scorecard: Medicare undervalues primary care
Primary Care Scorecard: A surprising finding
Primary Care Scorecard: How it started
Primary Care Scorecard: An introduction to the Milbank Memorial Fund
A discussion about primary care with the leader of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Family physicians ready to try AI in practice
Survey finds some skepticism that patients will see fully the future benefits of artificial intelligence.
Massive study on medical conditions and spending aims to fill in knowledge gaps about U.S. health care
Author describes origin of new cost breakdown on health care spending over a decade.
Trump administration, Congress are working out details on telehealth flexibilities extension: ATA
Deadline is at end of March, but American Telemedicine Association notes telehealth has had strong bipartisan support.
Health care software exec pleads guilty to $1B in Medicare fraud
White House, HHS mull over new leadership for health care fraud enforcement.
Per capita spending on health care: 13 states at the bottom
New study outlines health care spending down to the county level.
Trump and primary care: Best ways to Make America Health Again
Experts prescribe ways new administration immediately could bolster primary care.
Value-based payment models: Doctors describe the disconnect between theory and practice
Physicians are excited about the concepts of value-based payment models. So why do so many doctors stick with fee-for-service care?
Health care spending per person: 12 states where it is highest — a slideshow
Primary care ‘reaching a breaking point,’ experts say
Scorecard has bad marks for health care system that devotes rhetoric and attention — but not money — to primary care.
‘Underfunded and undervalued’ — primary care dwindles as chronic disease booms
U.S. health care system gets failing grade for supporting primary care, say Milbank Memorial Fund and the Physicians Foundation.
Aledade adds 500 new primary care practices, formalizes policy institute
Public benefit corporation announces developments for 2025.
Health care spending has wide variation, with Type 2 diabetes as top condition, according to major study
Research estimates health care spending by conditions, age, types of care, down to county level.
Medicare Drug Price Negotiations: Who really benefits?
Bargaining for widely used prescription drugs may save money for Medicare, but AAR wants seniors to see better prices at the pharmacy counter.