Policy

Rising costs are forcing employers into tough decisions about coverage — and the numbers may shift again by 2027.

Medicare spends $1.1 trillion a year — or misspends it, depending on this analysis of incentives and outcomes.

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission publishes June report to Congress

A bipartisan bill to fix Medicare's budget-neutrality rules cleared a key House committee. But this year's 2.5% pay bump is already eroding, and it disappears in 2027 without further action.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

There needs to be conversations about pricing and fulfillment options at the point of prescribing, so patients can compare pricing and make an informed decision.

Surgeon and author advocates for independent practice and pinpoints problems with prior authorizations.

J.D. Power survey data reveals a widening gap between what health plans promise and what members actually experience — a pattern physicians and patients know all too well.

Medical school enrollment has grown significantly over the past two decades, yet residency capacity has not kept pace, due in large part to longstanding caps on Medicare-supported GME positions. The result is a bottleneck that limits how many physicians can enter practice each year and where they end up practicing.

The top news stories in medicine today.

Atlanta internist and former ACP president Sandra A. Fryhofer, M.D. elected president-elect

Because ‘corporate intrusion threatens patient-centered care’ as national concerns grow about private equity ownership.

U.S. Women’s Health Alliance pitches policy solution that would enhance patient choice by sustaining independent practice.

HHS announces pledges from medical schools, accrediting boards to teach more about health effects of diet.

A veteran practice administrator at the MGMA Summit digital conference laid out the disruptions ahead — from AI phone agents to payer audits — and how physician practices can get in front of them.

Clinicians from the 19 banned countries cluster in communities that already struggle to keep physicians and nurses, a JAMA Network Open analysis finds.

Learn more about the goals, procedures and billing of the new 10-year ACCESS payment model.

The top news stories in medicine this week.

The new 10-year mix of tech, chronic condition management and primary care launches in July.

Two Physicians Foundation experts discuss why where a patient lives may shape their health more than the care they receive and what physicians can actually do about it.

One in five privately insured adults denied coverage for doctor-recommended care, survey finds

American Hospital Association asks for collaboration to implement a new policy guide addressing major issues across U.S. health care and medicine.

Clubfoot is treatable, yet too many children still go without care. Family physicians and pediatricians have a critical role in closing this gap.

Did you know that 45% of Americans misread their drug labels?

Here's a place to start the discussion when patients ask about one of the hottest issues across medicine and health care.