More HMOs credentialing nurse practitioners as primary care providers: study

Rural docs say they need help as 'adequate' physician presence becomes the exception, not the norm.

Prior authorization, step therapy and shifting coverage rules keep patients from obesity drugs with proven benefits, an endocrinologist argues — and the long-term savings make the case for broader access.

Six questions primary care physicians should ask about indoor air quality in their practices.

Milbank Memorial Fund finds uneven training standards, workforce tracking for nurse practitioners.

In 590,282 California heart attack hospitalizations, a new PCI-capable facility within a 30-minute drive lowered 30-day mortality 20% in communities without prior access but did not change survival where the procedure was already available.

MedPAC commissioners pile on Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System, a program they love to hate

The license fee is the number on the proposal. These 10 costs arrive after the contract is signed, and the biggest never shows up on an invoice.

An Oregon Health & Science University-led analysis of nearly 200,000 people found a 20% to 30% higher rate of fatty liver disease and cirrhosis among those who reported eating after dinner or after bedtime.