October 22nd 2024
Debunking common misconceptions about IRS section 179 for doctors' offices
October 1st 2024
Are you burned out on fee-for-service?
September 30th 2024
Credit card processing fees can be difficult to decipher, but a little work can save a lot of money
September 25th 2024
Private equity investment or hospital ownership can offer management advantages. Yet doctors are opting for something else: autonomy.
Congress and health care: Medicare payment reform is needed
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, offers a physician’s perspective on health care and Washington, D.C.
Health care adds jobs as unemployment creeps up in February
Sector gains 66,700 workers last month.
Why health care providers and facilities need to transition to value-based care
Opportunities exist at the reimbursement level to drive financial performance.
The road to real value-based care
The time has come for primary care to drive the innovative change in health care delivery and financing.
Congressman on PBMs: ‘They've essentially become extortion artists’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, discusses prior authorizations and other pending legislation in Washington.
AHRQ at 35; Canadian drugs for Floridians; taking plastic to heart – Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in medicine today.
Medicare physician reimbursement: ‘Stop attacking those who were heroes just a couple years ago’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, calls for a complete reboot of the Medicare Advantage program.
Could there be a new CPT code coming for prior authorization work?
American Medical Association’s code panel has it on the agenda this spring.
President, Big Pharma, PBMs wrangle over high drug prices
Critics air concerns at White House roundtable as pharmacy benefit manager volley back.
Spending bills throw 1.68% bone to physicians for Medicare reimbursement
‘Appallingly inadequate’ after 3.4% cut starting this year, MGMA says.
Top states for medical debt – a slideshow
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – follow the money, or lack of it
Three experts talk about financial ramifications for physicians and the primary care workforce across the United States.
Patient health is worse in counties with greater medical debt
Study looks at what patients owe, where, and how it’s harming their health.
Prescription payment plans; cellular space shuttles; embryo morphogenesis – Morning Medical Update
On Capitol Hill: A message for primary care
A congressman discusses current health care issues in Washington, D.C.
‘Primary care is in crisis’ – Reasons for optimism if the nation is willing to invest
Questions and answers from two experts’ conversation about ‘The Health of US Primary Care: 2024 Scorecard Report – No One Can See You Now.’
Rock ‘n’ roll ‘n’ health care price transparency
Foo Fighters to perform at benefit for Power to the Patients advocacy group.
On Capitol Hill: A congressman asks why health care bills are so high
The S&P 500 may not be what you think
Physician investors need to know about what they own – and names can be confusing.
Congress needs to crack down on PBMs, state attorneys general say
More than half of the nation’s state top lawyers pen letter to leaders in House and Senate.
Report: Justice Department investigating UnitedHealth Group
Vertical integration of health care draws regulatory scrutiny.
On Capitol Hill: Repeal and replace ACA? Instead, look to Indiana as a model
Are health care costs a priority for voters in the 2024 election year?
KFF poll examines voter feelings as nation prepares to pick a president in November.
On Capitol Hill: Consumers need price transparency, said Rep Larry Bucshon, MD
Donation of $1 billion will cover medical school tuition in New York city
Former professor’s gift ranks among largest in American history, according to news report.
Senators line up to support restoring physician reimbursement cut in Medicare
Letter to leadership outlines bleak financial picture for doctors, possible decrease in care for patients.
Consumers want and need price transparency in health care, lawmaker says
Election year politics could spur legislative action for medical care.
On Capitol Hill: Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, on reforming prior authorizations, part 1
On Capitol Hill: Two ways to reform Medicare physician reimbursement
On prior authorizations and Medicare Advantage reforms: a lawmaker’s perspective
Rep. Larry Bucshon, MD, discusses two issues at the top of the agenda in American health care.