Physician readers tell us what Medical Economics means to them

Indiana and Michigan are among the states that have released details about new rules for Medicaid coverage.

Medicare's Ambulatory Specialty Model scores specialists one by one on episode costs and quality, with no group average to absorb a weak result.

What physicians around the country need to know about that state's outbreak

Early wins with ambient AI scribes, shared control over clinical decision support tools and incremental pilots can build the trust needed for a decades-long transformation.

An eHealth open enrollment survey also found 58% of insured adults delayed care over costs, and two-thirds of those who used AI for medical advice say it was sometimes wrong.

The top news stories in medicine today: A family sues OpenAI over ChatGPT advice on an epilepsy drug taper; HHS will allow interim compounding of some unapproved peptides; a Lancet report finds heat deaths up nearly 36%.

Maybe it's time for a new patient scheduling system

Whether physicians can deduct license fees, board exams and CME on federal taxes turns on W-2 vs. 1099 status. Here's how the IRS rules work.