<ѻý>Our Health Systems Aren't Ready for the Full Approval of Lecanemabѻý> Screening, administration, and eligibility concerns remain Jun 23, 2023
<ѻý>MACRA Gets Mixed Reviews at House Hearingѻý> Despite good intentions, it hasn't solved Medicare's physician payment issues, experts say Jun 22, 2023
<ѻý>MedPAC Recommends Cutting Admin Fees Paid to Docs Under Part B Programѻý> The goal is to make providers more sensitive to drug costs, says MedPAC's director Jun 15, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priorityѻý> Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress Jun 13, 2023
<ѻý>AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Careѻý> At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
<ѻý>Oh, You Have Medicare? We'll Skip That Test.ѻý> Patients on public insurance have a right to know if they're being treated differently Jun 08, 2023
<ѻý>How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstructionѻý> Many believe this would restrict women's options for surgery Jun 04, 2023
<ѻý>Dying With Dignity: A Look at the Advantages of the Medicare Hospice Benefitѻý> The program is both cost-effective and compassionate Jun 02, 2023
<ѻý>How Black Americans Lost 80 Million Years of Life Over the Past Two Decadesѻý> Groundbreaking study finds 1.63 million excess deaths in U.S. Black population over 22 years May 24, 2023 video
<ѻý>A COVID Test Medicare Scam May Be a Trial Run for Further Fraudѻý> The temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors May 21, 2023
<ѻý>Return of Rule Nixing Delivery of Rx Drugs to Medicare Patients Drawing Docs' Ireѻý> "It is endangering the lives of the oldest and sickest Americans," oncology group says May 18, 2023
<ѻý>'Ghost' Provider Networks a Big Problem for Patients, Especially in Mental Healthѻý> Only 18% of docs called by Senate's "secret shoppers" were really in-network and taking patients May 03, 2023
<ѻý>You Choose: Food or Medications?ѻý> The suffering caused by exorbitant drug prices is all too clear for doctors to see Apr 23, 2023
<ѻý>Doctors, Nurses Charged in Wide-Ranging COVID Fraud Schemes, DOJ Saysѻý> Largest coordinated action targeting COVID healthcare fraud also includes clinic owners Apr 21, 2023
<ѻý>CMS Cracks Down on Medicare Advantage Marketing, Prior Auth Practicesѻý> Agency wants to stop schemes that mislead beneficiaries and prohibit unfair denials of care Apr 06, 2023
<ѻý>A Conservative Blueprint for Universal Healthcareѻý> Achieving universal coverage is possible using the ACA as a framework Mar 23, 2023
<ѻý>Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Paymentsѻý> Threefold rate for giving hyaluronic acid shots among those paid more than $100 Mar 20, 2023
<ѻý>Hospice Care Is Not Giving Up, It Is Leaning Inѻý> Hospice benefits should be expanded Mar 16, 2023
<ѻý>Ankle Docs See Falling Medicare Paymentsѻý> Inflation-adjusted reimbursements for fusion, joint replacement slip Mar 09, 2023
<ѻý>Medicare Advantage Ads in Your Patient Portal? CMS Says They Shouldn't Be Thereѻý> Patient outraged when portal mixed MA sales pitch with doctors' notes Feb 14, 2023
<ѻý>Biden Pledges to Extend Medicare's Solvency for 'At Least Two Decades'ѻý> Healthcare featured prominently in president's State of the Union address Feb 08, 2023
<ѻý>Medicare Advantage Plans Fielded 35 Million Prior Auth Requests in 2021ѻý> Two million requests denied; reasons for denial remain elusive, according to a new report Feb 03, 2023
<ѻý>CMS Rule Means Medicare Advantage Plans Will Pay Back Billions in Overpaymentsѻý> Audits finding unsubstantiated claims will extrapolate overpayments to insurers' other claims Jan 31, 2023
<ѻý>Medicare Part D Plan Prices May Change Unexpectedlyѻý> How many seniors end up paying more than they thought they would? Jan 26, 2023
<ѻý>Over 1 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Will Pocket Savings From Insulin Capѻý> Report uses 2020 claims data to estimate potential effects of IRA's $35 monthly insulin cap Jan 24, 2023
<ѻý>Death by 10,000 Clicks: The Electronic Health Recordѻý> Here are a few steps to relieve the burden Jan 21, 2023
<ѻý>The Urgent Care Center Fail-Safe Is Failing Americansѻý> Stricter regulation and licensing can improve care and access to care Jan 18, 2023
<ѻý>Is Healthcare Innovation Possible Within the Current System?ѻý> Reflections on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Jan 17, 2023
<ѻý>The Eye Surgery Turf War Isn't Serving Veteransѻý> The VA should hold strong to its updated care guidelines Dec 28, 2022
<ѻý>'The Whale': Brendan Fraser Gets Obesity Rightѻý> On and off screen, the actor is working to improve access to treatment Dec 20, 2022
<ѻý>Physical and Occupational Therapy Are on the Medicare Chopping Blockѻý> Cuts could be devastating to patient care if Congress doesn't take action Dec 12, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Must Pay Docs More, Say MedPAC Commissionersѻý> Two proposals discussed at the commission's December meeting would increase physician pay Dec 09, 2022
<ѻý>Should Doctors Warn Patients About the Downsides of Medicare Advantage Plans?ѻý> Beneficiaries may not be aware of the plans' limited networks or prior authorization rules Dec 08, 2022
<ѻý>TAVR at 20: How Much Longer Will Medicare Mandate a Registry?ѻý> Change is a-comin' but interventionalists debate just how soon that should be and what comes next Dec 08, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Advantage Plans Losing Their Edge for Patient Outcomesѻý> Case in point: heart attack survival nationwide Dec 06, 2022
<ѻý>Shouldn't Doctors Be Paid for Responding to Health Portal Messages?ѻý> Cleveland Clinic's billing plan has sparked much-needed conversation about physician compensation Dec 05, 2022
<ѻý>Epilepsy Drug Costs Continue to Climbѻý> Third-generation, brand-name drugs fuel rising expenses Dec 05, 2022
<ѻý>Looming Physician Pay Cut 'Unprecedented' and 'Unconscionable,' AMA President Saysѻý> Number of doctors who take Medicare patients could dwindle without Congressional action Dec 02, 2022