That escalated quickly: Non-traditional health care competition has already taken hold
Map out a strategy to compete before it's too late
White House announces ‘Big Pharma’ is in for Medicare prescription drug price negotiations
CMS to make offer in February 2024 for prices to take effect in 2026.
Largest health care strike in history looms; Malaria vaccine; Nobel prize for medicine awarded - Morning Medical Update
The top news stories in primary care today.
Cigna to pay $172M to settle claims of wrongful reimbursement by Medicare Advantage
U.S. Department of Justice, health insurer announce agreement, five-year corporate integrity agreement.
Your Medicare patients are probably struggling more than you realize
Report shows that almost 20% of older adults on Medicare are underinsured and sometimes choosing between medical care and rent.
Physician disciplinary actions: No national standards
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, discusses a lack of a national standard for physician discipline.
Physician charged with alleged record fraud of federal COVID-19 relief
Uninsured Program aimed to help doctors slow spread of the disease during pandemic.
Want to reduce racial discrimination in health care? Start with history lessons
Most White patients don’t believe racism exists in medicine. Learning about it can change their perspectives and support for policies promoting equality.
COVID IBS link; 1.8 million received COVID shot last week; Activity bursts linked to longer life - Morning Medical Update
Consumer enthusiasm for telehealth waning, report finds
But virtual visits remain popular for behavioral health
Hospital financials show signs of stabilizing
Increasing August revenue helps boost performance
Nobel Prize for medicine goes to developers of mRNA vaccines
Technology was used for rapid creation of shots against COVID-19.
Physician disciplinary actions: Was there a pandemic effect?
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, considers possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on physician discipline.
Millions of lives and billions of dollars: the need for earlier intervention in chronic kidney disease
Our country must do better against a disease that has become a national silent killer. There is a way for primary care to join the fight.
Controversial antidepressant FDA approved; New app for medical students; 75% of infants with COVID born to unvaxxed women - Morning Medical Update
Agency tasked with reducing Medicare spending has increased it
Report finds money spent on developing new payment programs exceeded savings from them
Another bill aims at PBM pricing and management
Senators formally introduce act that has been in discussion since summer.
Increasing efficiency and reducing burdens in the health care revenue cycle
How physicians benefit from standardized operating rules
‘Stretched too thin’ – Primary care physicians too busy to take on additional research
Top-down solutions are needed to expand the workforce and reduce burnout, not just free up a few minutes here and there.
Physician disciplinary actions: The most significant finding
Robert E. Oshel, PhD, an adviser to the Public Citizen Health Research Group, explains the most significant result in a new study.
100th anniversary issue guide: Celebrating a century of physician excellence
What's inside the Medical Economics 100th anniversary issue.
A century of primary care transformation
Primary care medicine has undergone enormous changes in the past hundred years.
A century of primary care transformation, chapter 1: 1923 vs. 2023: A doctor’s daily life
How have a century of changes played out in terms of everyday medical practice?
A century of primary care transformation, chapter 2: Rise of the specialists
Specialization is perhaps the most profound change in medical practice during the past century.
A century of primary care transformation, chapter 3: How insurance changed everything
How doctors are paid has changed dramatically with the rise of third-party payers.
A century of primary care transformation, chapter 4: The malpractice threat
Medical malpractice has existed for more than 100 years, but changed considerably as medicine advanced.
A century of primary care transformation, chapter 5: The vanishing independent physician
The year 2020 marked a turning point for American medical practice.
A century of primary care transformation, conclusion: What the future holds
Primary care, like health care generally, has undergone enormous change in the hundred years since Medical Economics published its first issue. But what of the future?
'Holding onto the primary care dream'
A conversation with family physician Melissa Lucarelli, M.D.
How modern medicine was made: A century of breakthrough, discovery and invention
A century of breakthrough, discovery and invention — and the pioneers who made medical history.
