September 15th 2025
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gets 3 physicians, pharmacist, epidemiologist.
New national poll highlights partisan divides and confusion as federal policy shifts under RFK Jr.’s HHS.
CMS announces application details as RFK calls it ‘the largest investment ever made’ to improve rural health.
MGMA, Accountable for Health offer analyses of 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
September 12th 2025
Comments published about next year’s Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
HHS proposes rule to strengthen cybersecurity in U.S. health care sector
Rule would modify HIPAA and require most providers to comply with more complex and thorough security guidelines.
Medical, health care and business conferences 2025 – a slideshow
Where will you go to meet fellow professionals this year?
The Affordable Care Act under the Trump administration
Sheila P. Burke, chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Group, Baker Donelson Law Firm, discusses how she expects the Trump administration to approach the Affordable Care Act.
What health care policies might the Trump administration prioritize the most?
Sheila P. Burke, chair of Government Relations and Public Policy Group at Baker Donelson Law Firm, provides a forecast of the Trump administration's top health care priorities.
Alcohol, cancer risk, action steps and free resources – a slideshow
Recommendations and resources from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA.
Alcoholic beverages need cancer warning, surgeon general says
New advisory lists evidence and recommends more public awareness of increased cancer risk from beer, wine and spirits.
More physicians are screening patients for social risks
Less clear is whether social drivers of health screenings are improving patient outcomes, according to a new study.
Health care consolidation pushes up costs, but not quality
Systematic review examines effects of corporatization through mergers and acquisitions since 2000.
Consolidation can lead to work conditions that add to physician burnout
Physicians Foundation examined how doctors feel about business environment in health care.
Best of 2024: Physician politicians: Why doctors choose to serve -- and how you can too
Understanding the process of campaigning and why more doctors need to get involved in politics.
Physician groups to Congress: You failed
The budget continuing resolution does nothing to address cuts to Medicare reimbursement, and physicians are going to pay the price
FDA clarifies compounder policies amid stabilizing GLP-1 supply
New statement aims to ensure access to tirzepatide as other GLP-1 drug shortages persist.
U.S. health care spending in 2023 – a slideshow
Health care costs money. Here’s how much the nation spent last year.
U.S. health care spending hits $4.9 trillion in 2023
CMS Office of the Actuary publishes annual price tag; physicians got $978 billion of it.
Opting out of Medicare
How to stop accepting Medicare in your practice.
Telehealth, PBM reforms part of House year-end spending plan
Health care organizations respond to ‘mixed bag’ bill.
Majority of Hispanic/Latino adults don’t have adequate health insurance
Commonwealth Fund breaks out data from state of U.S. health insurance survey.
A new bill could change cybersecurity in health care, but does it take the right approach?
The future of health care cybersecurity: Examining the HCCRA of 2024 and its potential impact
Key health care trends from 2024: What patients want
Zocdoc’s 2024 “What Patients Want” report highlights year-over-year trends in patient preferences, behaviors and sentiments.
How Congress can stave off a crisis in home care
Congress has just weeks to prevent a health care disaster.
On health care availability, hospital fees and site-neutral payment: a slideshow
Data from reports on two new West Health-Gallup polls.
Clock is ticking for 2024 action on Medicare physician reimbursement, PBM reforms
ACP also calls for action on prior authorizations.
Cost prevents 1 in 6 U.S. adults with asthma from following prescription, study finds
Respondents citing financial hardship as a reason for non-adherence to asthma medications had nearly double the odds of an asthma attack and more than 60% heightened risk of requiring ED care.
Medicare physician pay for 2026 could be based on Medicare Economic Index
MedPAC starts deliberations on 2026 reimbursement recommendation to Congress.
ACP urges support for prior authorization reform by the end of 2024
The Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024 would enhance elements of a final rule mandating that Medicare Advantage plans expedite the prior authorization process.
Why more physicians don’t participate in value-based payment models
Researchers asked doctors why they continue with fee-for-service payment. There are many reasons, as a study co-author explains.
Lawmakers must act this year to fix Medicare reimbursement for physicians
Inadequate annual payments from Medicare have led to financial insecurity among physician-owned practices, putting patients’ access to care at risk.
Public health and primary care in 2025: ‘We are a trusted partner to you’
As health care sector readies for change in the White House, Big Cities Health Coalition outlines policy priorities for next year.
Value-based payment models: Potential solutions, part 2
A physician researcher discusses why primary care physicians do not participate in value-based payment models.
Value-based payment models: Potential solutions, part 1