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Health Prices Are Getting More Transparent, but It's Still Not Enough, Experts Say

Price data need to be specific, searchable, and easy, according to one expert

Nov 20, 2024
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Opinion
Making Life Better at the Bottom of the Healthcare Pyramid

We need to make primary care more attractive to medical students

Nov 18, 2024
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Opinion
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics

The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike

Nov 11, 2024
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Opinion
Building Something Better Than 'Playing Catch Up'

Can electronic systems help put more of our annual visit recommendations into action?

Nov 11, 2024
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Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting

Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation

Nov 10, 2024
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Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez

Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates

Nov 09, 2024
AMA over a photo of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.
Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates?

Departing CEO James Madara, MD, suggests the group's governing body might be getting too large

Nov 09, 2024
AMA over a photo of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.
Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall

Health news and commentary gathered by staff

Nov 07, 2024
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Opinion
100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo

Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm

Nov 06, 2024
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Doc Groups Blast 2.8% Cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

But extension of telehealth flexibilities and a change to primary care payment draw praise

Nov 04, 2024
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Opinion
The Robot Will See You Now

Robotics may not be the answer for primary care right now, but "smart systems" sure could help

Nov 04, 2024
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Opinion
How Physicians Can Unionize and Strike With Compassion

It's important to consider the impact on patient care

Nov 02, 2024
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Opinion
Need a CMO? Fractional Health Executives Are a Win-Win

Both clinicians and start-ups benefit from part-time or consulting relationships

Nov 01, 2024
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Backers of Prior Authorization Bill Hopeful for Passage by End of the Year

The bill's cost estimate has dropped from $16 billion to $0, greatly hiking chances of passage

Oct 30, 2024
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