Physicians Advocacy Institute CEO discusses consolidation in health care.
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The United States has a regulatory framework that makes it difficult for physicians to lead health care. Physicians, if they are able to do so, can offer competitive, high-quality health care choices to patients in the United States, said Kelly Kenney, JD, CEO of the Physicians Advocacy Institute.
A primary-care voucher model would pay practices upfront for predictable care and leave insurance to cover catastrophic risk, cutting administrative burden and giving physicians time back with patients.
A new Physicians Foundation survey finds 36% of physicians say they or a colleague feared seeking mental health care because of questions on licensing, credentialing or insurance applications.
Ballard Spahr says the Hikma v. Amarin decision makes it harder for brand-name drugmakers to sue over "skinny label" generics — a shift likely to speed generic competition and lower costs for patients
Current quality programs measure organizations and claims after the fact, but the next generation of measurement focuses on the everyday clinical decisions that drive unnecessary spending.