May 9th 2025
Make America Healthy Again, HHS all on the agenda this week in U.S. Senate.
May 8th 2025
From tightening front-end processes to leveraging the right tech, these practical tips help small practices boost collections and reduce administrative headaches.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network holds policy summit on collaboration in oncology, primary care.
May 7th 2025
Situation is ‘infuriating and reckless,’ said Rep. Kim Schrier, MD, as she rips Trump administration for defunding research, planning to gut Medicaid.
Former Medicare innovation chief forecasts the future of payment for focusing on the patient.
NAM examines how to get more of America’s health care spending to primary care
New National Academy of Medicine report examines Medicare reimbursement, the RUC, and the process of determining values of medical care and services.
New report mischaracterizes process for determining Medicare physician reimbursement, RUC says
Relative Value Scale Update Committee responds to analysis from National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Accountable care, value-based payment should be part of Making America Health Again
NAACOS urges Trump Administration to ensure ACOs and value-based care are part of health policy going forward.
Why a Medicare pay cut to physicians should matter to everyone
With burnout, worker shortages and razor-thin margins, primary care doctors are in trouble in the United States, and Medicare is not helping.
AMGA, physician group announce national collaboration to improve value-based care
Physician-owned Wilmington Health identifies high-risk patients to deliver care at right time.
UnitedHealth calls for repayment of loans issued to docs during Change Healthcare cyberattack
Physicians say they still feeling effects of massive computer breach at insurance giant.
MedPAC proposal on Medicare physician pay prompts praise from AMA
Medicare Economic Index would better reflect doctor expenses while ensuring patient access, AMA says.
MedPAC: Congress should tie Medicare physician reimbursement to inflation
Formal vote comes ahead of June report to Congress on pay in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
The burden of treatment denials on health care providers
While some providers feel supported by their employers, a significant portion believe more could be done to help them navigate prior authorization challenges.
Medicaid cuts are coming: Here’s how health care leaders can lessen the blow
No matter how or when Medicaid cuts manifest, Medicaid plan leaders must act now to preserve member support and provider payment stability.
Trump, Congress’ spending plan doesn’t help Medicare reimbursement for docs
MedPAC proposes a new funding formula, but federal budget does not make up gap for 2.83% cut in 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
How digitizing provider payments can slash health care waste
A significant opportunity for cost savings lies within administrative tasks, which often become burdensome and time-consuming.
National Academy of Medicine Standing Committee on Primary Care: 12 Perspectives
A roundup of priorities, current trends, concerns and improvements in primary care around the United States.
House proposed budget would not restore Medicare reimbursement cuts to physicians
Restoring pay had majority support, but medical associations blast federal budget for ignoring that, jeopardizing patient access.
MedPAC hammers out recommendation on doctors’ reimbursement in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Reimbursement based on Medicare Economic Index, updated cost data, settings all in play.
Enhancing primary care: The impact of pharmacist-led chronic care and AI-driven telehealth
Physicians, pharmacists and artificial intelligence can join to form a cost-effective solution that improves patient outcomes and financial sustainability.
House GOP Doctors Caucus throws support to restoring Medicare reimbursement
Physicians drumming up support to counter 2.83% cut that started in January.
Health care money trail could lead to policy solutions to control spending while improving patient outcomes
Author discusses new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade, and what that could mean for the future.
Physicians warn that AI will undermine judgment, increase prior authorization denials
AMA survey shows growing physician concerns over automated insurance denials.
Financial toll of health conditions: hundreds of billions of dollars
Author describes origin of new study that breaks down health care spending and medical conditions over a decade.
Primary Care Scorecard: ‘More than enough money’ for good primary care
A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Primary Care Scorecard: Reforming graduate medical education
Saving primary care: Physician experts outline three approaches
NIHCM hosts online forum with prescriptions to help a sector of health care that is in crisis.
Primary Care Scorecard: Why primary care is losing physicians
Performance-based reimbursement linked to increased burden, lower perceived quality of care
Annals of Family Medicine study shows negative impact of PBR on primary care physicians.
Primary Care Scorecard: Medicare undervalues primary care
Primary Care Scorecard: A surprising finding
Primary Care Scorecard: How it started
Primary Care Scorecard: An introduction to the Milbank Memorial Fund
A discussion about primary care with the leader of the Milbank Memorial Fund.
Massive study on medical conditions and spending aims to fill in knowledge gaps about U.S. health care
Author describes origin of new cost breakdown on health care spending over a decade.