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Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.

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C-suite salaries; ketamine regulation; politics and mental health - Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 20th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Elevance, investment firm roll out Mosaic Health primary care initiative

Richard Payerchin
August 19th 2024

‘National care delivery platform’ was first announced in April.

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Risk in scientific experimentation; bariatric surgery parameters; ‘generally recognized as safe’ (we hope) – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 19th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Latest on contraception; handwashing to fight illness; actual savings from drug price negotiations – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 16th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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How much 10 drugs will cost under Medicare price negotiation

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

Savings in the future on 10 prescription drugs for taxpayers and Medicare patients.

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Leading causes of death in the United States – a slideshow

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

How did COVID-19 affect the rankings?

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Mpox emergency; MDMA rejected; developing a plan against burnout – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 15th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Inflation rises in July, but 12-month rate is lowest since March 2021

Richard Payerchin
August 14th 2024

Will the Fed cut interest rates? Predictions abound as president takes aim at Big Pharma.

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Improving cancer surgery; mpox memories are short; skin for the school year – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 14th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Health care company owned by private equity firm buys Steward Health Care’s primary care practices

Richard Payerchin
August 13th 2024

Announcement comes as bankruptcy court case continues; lawmakers demand answers.

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Patients like mail-order drugs; dangers of binge drinking; surgery to lengthen the legs – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
Published: August 13th 2024 | Updated: August 13th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Bias in treating pain; facial reconstruction; eat well, stress less – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 12th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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New opioid receptor antagonist; diversifying clinical research; primary care in the Pacific Northwest – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 9th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Educational, medical debt tops $150B a year for health care workers

Richard Payerchin
August 8th 2024

Study examines costs that build up when health care workers go to school or get sick.

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Disparities in bystander CPR; MRSA infection outside hospitals; what we talk about when we talk about fasting – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 8th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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U.S. cancer screenings come with $43B annual price tag

Richard Payerchin
August 7th 2024

Figure based on 2021 data may be an underestimate, physician says.

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AI has trouble picturing physicians that aren’t White men

Richard Payerchin
August 7th 2024

'Striking' lack of diversity when researchers use artificial intelligence to generate images of doctors.

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Physicians can influence patient decisions on vaccines against flu, COVID-19, RSV

Richard Payerchin
Published: August 6th 2024 | Updated: August 6th 2024

CDC leaders remind doctors they are the front line clinicians to get shots in arms for fall respiratory illness season.

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Measuring patient safety – a slideshow

Richard Payerchin
August 6th 2024

Watchdog group praises CMS rule with ‘groundbreaking’ measures of patient safety in hospitals.

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Reasoning against physician-assisted suicide; helping healthy eating; bogus weight-loss drugs – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 6th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Trust in physicians, hospitals drops from COVID-19 pandemic to early 2024

Richard Payerchin
August 5th 2024

Continuing survey shows decline, but researchers say trust is a complex thing.

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‘We are really at a tipping point’ – On medical breakthroughs, drug prices, education, and keeping physicians’ offices open

Richard Payerchin
August 5th 2024

AAFP president weighs in on current issues in U.S. health care market.

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Women’s health scorecard; a surgical first; rising counts of measles – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 5th 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Unemployment report for July shows 55K new health care jobs

Richard Payerchin
August 2nd 2024

Is the U.S. in early stages of recession? Reports cite economic indicator tied to jobless figures.

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Cancer risk in younger people; of hormones and bones; stress relievers you can do anywhere – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 2nd 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Physician associates to AMA: Quit 'tearing down' other health care providers

Richard Payerchin
August 1st 2024

American Academy of Physician Associates says patients face health care shortages as American Medical Association suppresses modernization efforts.

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Site-neutral payment, consolidation, noncompetes affect family medicine

Richard Payerchin
August 1st 2024

AAFP president weighs in on current issues in U.S. health care market.

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FDA prescription drug fees; booming ‘nonprofit’ hospitals; a primer on AI – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
August 1st 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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Excellence in osteopathic tenets, leadership, solidarity – New AOA president outlines vision

Richard Payerchin
July 31st 2024

Teresa A. Hubka, DO, outlines her goals as leader of national organization.

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Primary care in crisis; updating asbestos research; inspiring others – Morning Medical Update

Richard Payerchin
July 31st 2024

The top news stories in medicine today.

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