Patients can't compare prices, can't read their bills and can't take their records with them. An interventional radiologist proposes price-tagged orders, shared savings accounts and portable patient records.
A new patient survey finds most people who ran into a prior authorization delay or denial abandoned care, even though nearly half of those who appealed won. Here's what that means for physician practices.
AI risk alerts, new biomarkers and expanded screening are landing on primary care physicians without added time or staff. Shifting outreach, testing coordination and closed-loop referrals to partners can help practices close the gap.
Most physicians face a 2.31% conversion factor cut in January, while CMS pared back its same-day payment reduction and pushed the end of traditional MIPS to 2031.
Is the time coming for primary care to move beyond traditional insurance? It’s worth a conversation, said a leader of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Higher Part D deductibles, rising Medigap and Part B premiums and the end of $0-premium drug plans may lead patients to skip refills and visits early in 2027. Here’s who is most exposed, why lower utilization could mask 2028 costs and what to do before Dec. 7 and in January.