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Surgeons Billed $2 Billion for Unnecessary Spine Surgeries: Report

Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse

Nov 14, 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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AMA Delegates Dive Into Water Bead Injuries; Patients' 'Scanxiety' Over Test Results

Members also debate alternative ways states can safely license foreign med-school graduates

Nov 10, 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
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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
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MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories

Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say

Nov 08, 2024
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Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits

CMS, which runs the Medicare program, disagrees

Nov 08, 2024
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What Happens to Medicare Price Negotiations Under Trump?

Is price negotiation in the next administration's crosshairs or is it "political suicide"?

Nov 07, 2024
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Trump's White House Return Poised to Tangle Healthcare Safety Net

Public health insurance programs likely to be scaled back

Nov 06, 2024
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What Trump Has Proposed for Healthcare in a Second Administration

A look at Trump's history and ideas floated on the campaign trail

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
How the Election Results Could Affect Healthcare in the U.S.

Anand Parekh breaks down the possible futures for abortion rights, EMTALA, and Obamacare

Nov 04, 2024
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What Will CDC, FDA, and CMS Look Like After the Election?

We talked to healthcare experts to get their predictions for a Trump or Harris administration

Nov 01, 2024
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