Medical Economics TV

With whistleblower complaints increasingly coming from professional data analysts and DOJ moving faster on reviews, periodic audits alone may no longer cut it.

Michigan pediatrician explains what physicians need to watch for in patients

Gary Jacobs argues the payment system is what makes small practices unsustainable, and that the physicians who wait it out usually end up selling to a hospital rather than choosing their own exit.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association analyzes financial effects in a growing part of U.S. health care.

Health care economist Wayne Winegarden, Ph.D., makes the case that fixing Medicare payment, not restricting MSOs, is the way to keep independent practices open.

The direct-to-employer model gets GLP-1s to patients without a pharmacy benefit manager or prior authorization, but the discounted price can disappear when a patient leaves the job.

Two family doctors explain a new NASEM report recommending community-clinical partnerships

What primary care physicians should know about developing science that moves beyond skin substitutes.

Practices say technology is essential to staying independent but don't fully trust their current tools, and a Veradigm strategist explains the gap.

In today's market, you need to do better that just emulating a call center for your patients

AtlasMD’s Josh Umbehr, M.D., has run a direct primary care practice since 2010. He makes the case that the economics are simpler, and the medicine is better, than most physicians realize.

U.S. Women’s Health Alliance pitches policy solution that would enhance patient choice by sustaining independent practice.

A new Panacea Financial survey finds that debt, contract confusion and tax complexity keep physicians financially stuck at every career stage.

Interoperability has been promised for years, but progress has been slow. Are we finally at a point where doctors can actually access the information they need to treat patients?

PYA's Tynan Kugler, M.P.H., MBA, CVA, says supply shortages, employment shifts, reimbursement pressure and the productivity-versus-value debate are all pulling at once.

Patients are frustrated with medical practices and are demanding better service.

Experity's Andrea Giamalva, M.D., FAAFP, says urgent care was never designed to replace primary care, but with a looming physician shortage and nearly 40% of Gen Z without a PCP, it's filling gaps the system hasn't figured out how to close.

Patients don't fill prescriptions for a variety of reasons, and unfortunately for physicians, they don't always know when it happens or why.

Cardiologist authors explain what primary care physicians should know about the latest research on CVD.

Medicare seeks information and signals it may be time to thaw the rules that have frozen growth of physician-owned hospitals.

No one wants to make a medical error, but when they happen, there is a right way to tell the patient.

A video explainer about why patients in direct primary care end up loving their doctors.

Are nuclear verdicts driving up rates this year?

Doctors already have difficulty keeping patients on their meds. Prior authorization barriers are just making it worse.

How one state aims to become the first to embrace a universal health care system.

Challenges in care access range from prior authorizations to cost of care. Operational efficiencies and digital tools are improving things, but staffing shortages and financial strain continue to impede patient access.

Are your hiring practices helping or hindering your recruiting efforts?

What physicians should consider when searching for staff and bringing the aboard in 2026.

Are your hiring practices helping or hindering your recruiting efforts?

How to transition patients, structure fees and avoid compliance traps.