Richard Payerchin is editor of Medical Economics.
Feds announce enforcement against $1.2 billion in health care fraud across nation
Alleged schemes include bribes, sham telehealth, unneeded heart and cancer testing.
Inflation expected to hit ACA Marketplace health insurance premiums for 2023
Preliminary price forecasts could hint at industry trends for coming year.
FBI seizes $500K cyber-ransom that medical centers paid to North Korean hackers
Health systems, loaded with patient data, remain prime targets for computer attacks, feds say.
Race-based disparities appear in drug overdose death totals for 2020
Fentanyl, COVID-19 pandemic likely factors in 30% increase from previous year.
Physicians overestimating treatment success could create risks for patients
Researchers analyze “conjunction fallacy” and find need for realistic expectations.
Primary care physicians in demand, but salaries lag behind those of specialists
Study outlines trends in recruiting incentives, market conditions.
California governor announces plan to make insulin, drive down prices
State budget includes $100 million for new program.
What does it mean to provide high quality care?
AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez says physicians and health care leaders must constantly ask what it means to provide high quality care.
Surgeon general: Bold change needed to address burnout in health care
Murthy offers five areas of transformation.
FDA approves emergency use for Novavax COVID-19 vaccine
Clinical trial finds 90.4% effectiveness rating for those aged 18 years and older.
U.S. needs better long-term supports for older adults, ACP says
New position paper has five recommendations for financing, nursing homes, family caregivers.
AHRQ’s abilities to assist primary care
AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez discusses the agency’s mission to assist primary care.
HHS affirms abortion services covered by federal emergency care law
State regulations overruled to protect physicians’ clinical judgments.
Inflation could cut health care sector profits by $70B or more this year
Analysts predict rising prices, reimbursements, staff shortages could chip away at margins.
Summarizing the status of the U.S. health care system
AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez discusses the state of the U.S. health care system.
White House updates strategy to manage BA.5 variant of COVID-19 virus
Health agency leaders say tools are in place and deaths are preventable.
Medical groups join to denounce legislative interference in health care, including abortion
Federal, state laws put physicians in “impossible situation,” but they aim to work with legislators on policies.
Paxlovid prescription power could have bad effects on COVID-19 patients, physician groups say
FDA decision prompts praise from pharmacists for expanding treatment and equity around nation.
Getting to know AHRQ
AHRQ Director Robert Otto Valdez explains the mission of the agency.
President Biden orders actions to protect abortion rights
HHS to lead campaign with Attorney General and Federal Trade Commission for access and accurate information.
June brings increase in health care employment, but figures still lower than before pandemic
Ambulatory health, hospitals, home health care, nursing facilities all post gains.
Feds net $5 billion in health care fraud judgments, settlements last year
HHS, Department of Justice lead investigations of fraud and abuse.
North Korean hackers are cybersecurity threat to U.S. health care organizations, feds say
“Maui” ransomware is not about booking a Hawaiian getaway.
FDA expands Paxlovid prescription authority to pharmacists to combat COVID-19
Oral antiviral pills may help adults and children avoid hospitalization and death.
Age discrimination may be taking toll on health of older adults across U.S.
Study examines links between physical and mental health and experiences with ageism.
JUUL e-cigarettes ban on hold, but FDA still not allowing sales
Regulatory agency’s “marketing denial order” moves to court.
Medical groups criticize Supreme Court ruling on EPA power over air quality
AMA, ATS, other organizations advocated for regulation over “global threat” of climate change.
Teaching health centers score $155M in grants for resident training in primary care
HHS announces awards for facilities in rural and underserved communities across the nation.
Supreme Court abortion ruling prompts HHS privacy guidance, training grants
Regulators remind physicians they are bound by federal privacy rules, but cell phones and apps are not.
HHS orders at least 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for fall
Purchase follows FDA recommendation to include Omicron component in boosters.