October 22nd 2024
Debunking common misconceptions about IRS section 179 for doctors' offices
October 1st 2024
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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.
CMS extends application deadline for new Making Care Primary program
Value-based care to launch in eight states in July next year.
Health insurance family plans no longer affordable for workers in small business
KFF chief says affordability is part of national crisis in U.S. economy.
Insurance giants Cigna, Humana, explore merger, source says
Medicare Advantage could be a key part of potential transaction.
How to take a performance-driven approach to care management
A better way to improve patient outcomes through care management is possible through data and connected tools.
Benefits of blending population health and hyper-local health barrier strategies to address SDOH
Physicians can improve patient outcomes, accountability, and the financial bottom line through a hybrid focus on social determinants of health.
Reimbursement delays and denials hurt hospital finances
Physicians aren’t the only ones waiting on health insurance companies to pay.
UnitedHealthcare used AI to deny patients’ health insurance coverage, lawsuit says
Class action complaint could involve thousands of people in 21 states.
Kaiser Permanente workers ratify four-year contract
Agreement follows largest health care strike in U.S. history.
Health care trade organizations react to Senate legislation
Finance Committee approved wide-ranging legislation this week.
Wide-ranging health care bill would affect physicians
Senate Finance Committee approves draft for consideration by full chamber.
Why do medical practices sell to equity funds?
As hospitals and investors look to buy physician offices, there are strategies for doctors to maximize the purchase price.
Senators could change cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
MGMA suggests solutions as committee begins deliberations on health care bill.
Health care employment rises in October, but so does overall jobless rate
Physicians’ offices and hospitals both are part of gains for the month.
ACA health insurance enrollment period opens
Analysts offer reasons for price changes and potential record numbers of people signing up.
Feds propose rule changes for No Surprises Act
Texas Medical Association claims victory in court challenges of provisions unfair to physicians.
National reforms needed to avoid ‘many small, independent practices in a state of financial ruin’
AAFP President outlines solutions to help physicians offer better care for patients, improving the health of the nation.
How pre-tax health funds remove barriers to accessing primary care
You help your patients maintain their physical health. There are tools to help them manage their financial health.
Health care market competition in sights of Justice Department
Antitrust chief details issues of concern for government regulators.
Health insurance does not guarantee medical care affordability
Survey finds patients who have coverage still must deal with high costs, debt burdens.
Congress must protect physicians from Medicare cuts: MGMA
Association offers analysis of pending legislation that could help health care practices better serve patients.
FQHCs must get creative with building and sustaining remote patient monitoring programs
Technology has proven beneficial for treating chronic conditions and generating data. But changes in reimbursement could be coming in 2024.
Kaiser Permanente, striking workers announce tentative deal
Walkout earlier this month was the largest for health care workers in U.S. history.
First-time approval the goal for prior authorizations and claims
There is movement to streamline the administrative processes that are burdensome to physicians, their staff, and patient care.
Inflation up from August to September, but health care prices change little
Health insurance drops again in yearly figures of consumer price index.
Physician group slams insurers for overcharging taxpayers for Medicare Advantage
Report: ‘Endless greed’ costs nation billions of dollars and health of patients.
Administration, drug prices at the center of Americans’ excess health care spending
Physician wages are part of the equation too, according to new report by The Commonwealth Fund.
Private equity firm acquires ownership stake in physician-run health company
Seoul Medical Group offers primary care and specialty care in seven states.
Mergers and acquisitions: Physicians want a voice in business decisions
Physicians Foundation survey examines doctor reactions and involvement in health care consolidation.
White House announces ‘Big Pharma’ is in for Medicare prescription drug price negotiations
CMS to make offer in February 2024 for prices to take effect in 2026.
Cigna to pay $172M to settle claims of wrongful reimbursement by Medicare Advantage
U.S. Department of Justice, health insurer announce agreement, five-year corporate integrity agreement.