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Study shows program not always accurate in identifying doctors who deliver high-quality care

If implemented, physicians and hospitals could save an estimated $15 billion over 10 years.

If the public health emergency expires, millions are set to lose health insurance

HHS Office of Inspector General outlines progress as telehealth remains a target enforcement area.

Physician groups call for action in letter to leaders as clock ticks toward end of 117th Congress.

Time is running out this year for Congress to act on many, many issues.

National unemployment rate hovers at 3.5% to 3.7% since March, according to latest government figures.

When cost of living goes up, more people must choose among health care, heat, food, or other necessities.

Study finds wide disparities in causes, locations of fatalities

A 4.47% pay cut on the horizon?

Many providers resist, but increased patient control of medical records is a plus for patient and physician.

Understanding the cuts to physician reimbursement

How much will Medicare pay to physicians?

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality publishes state of the industry report.

Attorneys general file petition to withdraw requirement.

Health disparities in care were made worse by the pandemic

Political debate continues on best ways to deal with COVID-19 pandemic.

Commonwealth Fund survey of 10 nations finds primary care in global crisis.

HHS secretary says federal government will need quicker access to national data to address future health emergencies

The Medicare cuts are deeper than advertised.

‘We cannot continue to live this way,’ association president says a day after shooting kills three at University of Virginia.

Government and private sector often don’t understand each other’s role in providing care, says Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

Legislation would vastly expand scope of practice for nurse practitioners and other non-physicians

ATA co-wrote a letter to the Biden administration to try to protect remote access for clinically appropriate care

Greater percentages of orthopedic specialists and neurosurgeons accept payments compared to internists, study says.