Practice Management
Opinion
The 21st Century Cures Act: Tearing down fortresses to put patients first
“A fortress not only protects those inside of it, but it also enslaves them to work.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
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MedPAC to Congress: End “incident-to” billing
Access to care should not be affected by paying nurse practitioners and physician assistants 85% of the physician fee every time.
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Medicare may best Medicare Advantage at reducing readmissions
Editorialists provide reasons to exercise caution when interpreting the results.
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Trump administration seeks more health care cost details for consumers
A new executive order requires that hospitals and insurers give estimates to patients on out-of-pocket costs before they go into a hospital for...
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
Survey results suggest caregivers “may be conveying signs of burnout to their patients without knowing it.”
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Many doubt Medicare-for-all would bring universal coverage
Republicans expressed pessimism when queried about inclusion.
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Good health goes beyond having a doctor and insurance, says AMA’s equity chief
Part of Dr. Aletha Maybank’s medical training left a sour taste in her mouth.
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Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
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Senators agree surprise medical bills must go. But how?
Lawmakers and stakeholders at a final hearing June 18 showed they are still far apart on one simple aspect of a proposal to contain health care...
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Benefits of Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs lacking
When employing an instrumental variable model, there was not an association with changes in total spending per beneficiary per quarter.