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Just 14.3% of hospitals complying with rule meant to encourage consumer price shopping

Three economists concluded in a Johns Hopkins working paper that lockdowns in response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant effect on mortality rates, but the paper's findings have been criticized.

Physicians get a temporary reprieve from Congress, but payment challenges loom.

Willingness to get vaccinated has increased faster among Blacks than whites

The Washington Post reported that the idea was opposed by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

A look ahead at this year with Anders Gilberg, senior vice president for government affairs at MGMA.

Balance billing rules were implemented as part of several pieces of COVID-19 aid legislation.

Clinicians need to avoid negative terms in describing patients

Doctors’ groups condemn recommendation, say it will impede patients’ access to care

Employee mandate would have impacted 84 million workers. Healthcare mandate affects every facility that receives federal funding.

Health care cost increases are not the result of over-utilization, but rather legalized kickback schemes.

Recent trends in medical audits and what physicians can expect.

A complaint to a medical board is a considerable challenge posing as much risk to a physician’s career as a malpractice case.

Nearly 14 million Americans now covered through ACA marketplace plans.

Free coverage starts January 15

More than three decades after law’s passage, myths about people with disabilities and how to treat them persist.

Don't ruin your career by getting on the wrong side of the False Claims Act.

An alarming amount of COVID-19 disinformation is prevalent even from physicians.

Bipartisan bill delays cuts scheduled for next year, but further action is needed

A new study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine finds compliance remains lacking a year after federal price transparency rules went into effect.

Bipartisan bill would roll back 9% of the planned 9.75% in cuts

High out-of-pockets costs of inadequate insurance the main driver

More than 200 professional medical association co-signed the letter asking for Congressional action before the end of the year.

COVID-19 is prompting significant changes to malpractice laws and regulations at the state and federal levels.

These tips can keep your practice safe from ransomware, hackers and other bad actors.

The "Cures 2.0" bill, if signed into law, would expand medical research, aid development of new therapies and expand telehealth.

Because physicians are likely to be sued at some point, they should always be working in a way that helps mitigate their legal risks.

The association claims that the new surprise billing law’s arbitration provision overly favors insurers.

Medical decision making now is influenced by everyone from insurers and government policymakers to the administrators of corporate entities that employ physicians.

More than 840,000 people died from overdoses between 1999 and 2019