Policy

Two solutions for the primary care shortage from unlikely sources could boost access

The proposed meager Medicare reimbursement increase for dialysis providers marks the fifth year in a row that the agency has failed to capture actual increases in labor and treatment costs.

Undermining access to biologics is not the answer.

New measure will be a monumental step forward away from preventable medical harm and toward better patient care.

AAPA says scope creep campaign misleads patients and hurts teamwork in health care.

California physician-legislator supports bill to create training opportunities in region with notably poor health care access and health outcomes.

Understanding the process of campaigning and why more doctors need to get involved in politics.

It’s not who you think - report highlights shifts in U.S. labor force demographics

In theory, patients should benefit from drug price discounts negotiated between drug companies and insurers. In reality, they don’t, and a potential solution is stalled in Congress.

Blaming private equity for the woes of American health care is all the rage in our current era.

Physicians and their practices must evolve to address the challenges posed by a rapidly changing health care environment.

Doctors, if you work with a rural hospital, here is a gameplan to embrace change or risk becoming unsustainable.

Savings in the future on 10 prescription drugs for taxpayers and Medicare patients.

Beneficiaries are projected to save $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket spending next year.

These major cities are being impacted the least by inflation.

These major cities are being impacted the most by inflation.

Will the Fed cut interest rates? Predictions abound as president takes aim at Big Pharma.

Steven P. Furr, MD, FAAFP, president of AAFP, joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation covering the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, rural health care access, and cybersecurity.

America's poorest seniors could soon find it much harder to get the medicines they need.

A look at the health care policies the new vice-presidential candidate has championed as a member of congress and as governor of Minnesota.

American Academy of Physician Associates says patients face health care shortages as American Medical Association suppresses modernization efforts.

What's driving consolidation in health care and what it means for the future of your practice

Doctors once again left behind as Medicare prepares to pay other health care entities more next year.

For some seniors living with chronic diseases, one particular reform may actually lead to higher out-of-pocket costs

‘Chevron deference’ in legal interpretation falls in ruling expected to have far-reaching consequences across health care, other areas of governance.

‘HHS must be agile, accountable, and strategic to meet the needs of this moment,’ Secretary Becerra says.

Three largest pharmacy benefit manager executives testify in House Oversight Committee.

House Oversight Committee takes aim at pharmacy benefit managers.

A look at the vice president’s positions and accomplishments in office.

Feds’ request for information now lasting into September.