SPOTLIGHT -
April 25th 2024
A hands-on approach may be better for physicians to manage claims.
UnitedHealth updates situation on ransomware hack that has disrupted medical and pharmacy processes across the nation.
April 24th 2024
Health care was an influence in FTC decision, but effects for nonprofits are up in the air.
The ruling is going to be difficult to interpret and enforce.
The top news stories in medicine today.
How practice costs wash away income
Do primary care physicians spend more on payroll than surgeons?Will managed care participation increase your overhead? Who pays most for malpractice insurance? Here's where to find out.
Model portfolios: The stocks--only choices are ahead---way ahead
The stocksonly choices are aheadway ahead
Financial Beat
Stocks, back taxes, cars, credit cards, mutual funds.
Investment Consult : A better way to take the stock market's pulse
Most investors use the Dow Industrials or the S&P 500 to follow Wall Street's ups and downs. But a lesser-known index is better.
Lighten up on large-cap growth stocks
Lighten up on largecap growth stocks
When I'm old, give me a real doctor
Thinking about retirement, this country FP wonders if he'll be able to find an oldfashioned physician for himselfinstead of a "provider".
Maybe doctors can't beat HMOs at their own game
Full financial risk for Medicare services torpedoed two physician groups. Are more such failures ahead?
After playing with fire, this group went down in flames
Founded on a dream in the 1930's, the Burns Clinic collapsed in a nightmare of the '90s, as the cozy collegiality of its physicians gave way to managed care anxiety and a me first attitude.
Believe these bromides, and I'll sell you a bridge
Misconceptions and misinformation can wreak havoc with your portfolio, our columnist says.
Say No to health plans? These doctors did
Physicians who lose a power struggle with a big insurer may have to cut loose and hope for a soft landing.
Model Portfolios: An all-stock strategy pays off big
Ten months ago, three investment pros told us where they'd put $50,000. The most aggressive approach is way out front.