SPOTLIGHT -
Todd Shryock is managing editor of Medical Economics.
What you need to know about investing during rising inflation
The right investment strategy can help protect your wealth from rising inflation and keep you on track for retirement
Health care spending projected to decline $11.4 billion if ARPA tax credits expire
Expiring tax credits that boosted marketplace coverage could result in many losing health coverage
Your health care CEO probably has a stupid password
Health care is one of the top targets of hackers worldwide, yet CEOs continue to use passwords that are easy to hack, putting the entire organization at risk
AMA says health insurance industry failing on prior auth reform
Survey shows little progress after four years of promises
Hospital group says payers are inappropriately denying care and payments
American Hospital Association requesting a task force from the justice department to investigate commercial health insurance companies in the Medicare Advantage program
Home-based primary care program saves more than $6,500 per Medicare beneficiary
CMS program demonstrates practices can provide quality home-based primary care while saving Medicare money
Cardiologist accused of designing ransomware and selling it to cybercriminals
Practicing doctor allegedly shared profits generated from cybercriminals using his software.
6 investment tips to fight rising inflation
What can be done about it?
Public Health Emergency expected to be extended
HHS did not notify the public by the May 16 deadline that it will be ending
New diabetes drug expected to bring in billions in sales by 2030
Eli Lilly and Company’s Mounjaro received FDA approval for its type 2 diabetes drug
National health spending grew 4.8% in March compared to 2021
Overall health spending grows more slowly than GDP
Avoiding abbreviations boosts patient understanding of their health records
Study shows a marked improvement when medical abbreviations and acronyms are spelled out instead
Majority of patients OK with artificial intelligence helping with diagnosis or treatment options
Many patients worry about privacy and accuracy
Many older adults can’t afford prescription drug insurance
Lower household income and requiring multiple medications play large roles
AMA and other health groups lobby to extend public health emergency
Public health emergency set to expire in July without extension
Inflation rate slows, but prices still on the increase
Latest numbers show prices rose at a slightly slower pace in April.
Hospital profits decline
Rising expenses, lower volume, and lower revenue drive profit margins lower
Researchers warn against national strategies for new normal with COVID-19
Talks of new normal fail to incorporate lessons from two years of COVID
How primary care used telehealth to keep treating patients during the pandemic
Doctors rapidly rolled out telehealth options in the early days of COVID-19
Almost a quarter of physicians report workplace mistreatment
Most physicians report the mistreatment mostly from patients and visitors
Racism in health care increases vaccine hesitancy in minority groups
Study shows that 10% of minorities refused COVID vaccines because of past racial discrimination experiences
Physicians and hospitals saw improving revenue in March
Study shows evidence that volume and revenue may be rebounding
Study: Medicaid provider networks overstate physician availability
About 16% of primary care physicians listed did not file any Medicaid claims
Some Medicare Advantage programs denying medically necessary care
Office of the Inspector General found that some Medicare Advantage organizations were delaying or denying care that should have been allowed.
Digital health technology framework developed by ACP to assist physicians
ACP aims to provide physicians and consumers guidance into what the best digital health tools are
High cost of health care may be boosting direct primary care membership
Study shows most consumers dissatisfied with the cost of care
The link between physician stress and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing
Handing out antibiotics for illnesses they weren’t meant for is adding to the distress doctors feel
Prescription spending rose 12% in 2021
COVID-19 vaccines and therapies were the main drivers
HHS commits $90 million for data-driven approaches to reduce health disparities
Funds will aid HRSA Health Center Program-supported centers to identify and reduce health disparities
Rules finalized for better information sharing among health care organizations
New rules for attachments, benefits verification, and infrastructure aim to improve communication