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Main drugs used to combat addiction are given less often to patients who are Black than those who are Hispanic or white

Here’s what to know, according to the federal health agency.

AMA study examines legal risk varies by several factors, with short-term risk down in 2022.

Many states have adopted similar legislation mandating clinician involvement in preparing patients for hospital discharge

Latest Consumer Price Index report out as White House, Congressional Republicans wrangle over national debt ceiling.

Ability to write prescription without in-person visit extended to November

AHA, AAMC, others weigh in on federal case that affects services free for patients.

Applied properly, ADI can be used to better understand markets and patient populations.

Providers need to alert patients of requirement for in-person visit to renew prescriptions for Schedule II-IV drugs

Health care workers, patients deserve spaces free from gun violence.

Lawmakers and advocates are showing interest in reducing Medicare reimbursements for some services at hospital outpatient departments. Hospitals contend the cuts would reduce services for patients.

Physicians need to conduct a careful analysis of multiple factors before considering an acquisition by a health system or other buyer.

Effective treatment requires coordinating primary, behavioral health care

Goal is to encourage doctors to talk with patients about firearms safety and preventing gun-related deaths and injuries

New online toolkit explains what investigators look for when examining telehealth payments through Medicare.

Study shows that one-fifth of adults with no transportation skipped medical care last year

Tips from a health care attorney

Primary care at the table as Health Subcommittee hears from CMS chief, industry advocates on the flow of money.

A single year in poverty is associated with more deaths than homicide or suicide

Federal health officials outline progress in national conference call.

Regulatory violations can lead to substantial fines which severely impact a practice’s financial stability.

Agency authorizes single-shot bivalent vaccinations, ends authorization for monovalent vaccines

California physician is among defendants as feds announce criminal charges in cases across the country.

Findings could have implications for Medicare’s first-ever negotiations with pharmaceutical companies

Regulators have better things to do than come after small practices, right? Wrong.