Medical Economics Cartoon: When reimbursements shrink

A primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.

CMS chief says outcomes-based pay can help patients while finally ending physicians' box-checking frustration.

Revenue per patient is a common way to split practice profit. It’s also the wrong way.

MGMA’s 100th-anniversary conference runs Sept. 27-30 in San Antonio, and these 10 sessions put physician contracts, compensation and legal exposure on the table.

Private insurance helps patients get care, but does not cover all costs, according to study by The Commonwealth Fund

Panelists at the Sept. 17 briefing said billing codes for two-way shipping and payment for patient navigators are still missing, with most insurers required to cover self-collected HPV tests starting Jan. 1, 2027.

Rachel Brace and Nicole Hart of BackPocket Talent say private practices lose strong staff when employees can't see where their jobs lead.

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