October 19th, 2026Paying for direct primary care through employer HRAs slowed cost growth over five years, data showPaying membership fees with pretax employer dollars held cost growth to 0.9% a year, but the numbers come with caveats physicians should know before pitching employers.Read more
October 16th, 2026Medicare’s MIPS program: 10 years, 200 hours a year and a 1% tipExcited for the sunset of MIPS? Brace yourself for a replacement, not a repair. Here are four steps to prepare for it.Read more
October 14th, 2026MedPAC on MIPS: big burdens on physicians, tiny financial bonuses and little value for patientsMedPAC commissioners pile on Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System, a program they love to hateRead more
October 15th, 2026ACOs are 'the best way to deliver health care,' CMS chief Dr. Oz saysNational Association of ACOs hosts leader at fall conference.Read more
October 15th, 2026As Medicare’s new ACO model begins, kidney care cannot be left behindWhat happens to kidney care when Medicare’s CKCC model sunsets and LEAD begins?Read more
October 12th, 2026Health care leaders are planning around Medicare's ACCESS model but doubt it will pay offA NAACOS and Innovaccer survey of 116 leaders also found only 21% are tracking which of their patients have enrolled in the new chronic care model.Read more
October 20th, 2026Medicaid work requirements: 44% of members unprepared, survey findsCoverage confusion could disrupt patient care in 2027Read more
October 19th, 2026How unbundled maternity care codes could change OB/GYN pay in 2027Maternity care's global billing package ends Jan. 1, and employed OB/GYNs paid on productivity could feel it first.Read more