Business of Medicine
Managing Your Practice
Be alert for embezzlement
A few simple measures can help prevent and uncover a large proportion of dishonest behavior in the office.
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CBO: End of ACA subsidies would mean short-term exit of insurers
The availability of plans is expected to rebound.
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Say ‘Aloha’ to the best health care
If you don’t live in Hawaii, your health care is no better than second best, says WalletHub.
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ACA lawsuits progress through the courts
Contraception coverage, risk corridor payments, and support for low-income patients are at stake.
Conference Coverage
AAD president sees the specialty as ‘a bright star on the dance floor’
NEW YORK – During his speech, Dr. Lim referred to AAD’s Burden of Skin Disease Report, which found that nearly half of Americans over aged 65 have...
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ACA: Five tactics could lead to implosion
Are regulation and inaction being employed by the White House to push the Affordable Care Act to the point of no return?
Law & Medicine
Federal medical tort reform: Has its time come?
Three legal relative newcomers – health courts, apology laws, and safe harbors – appear to be taking center stage in any forthcoming federal tort...
Opinion
Now boarding: How we can skip coach and bump our patients up to first class
To transform medicine into friendlier skies for the health care traveler, don’t follow the example set by the airline industry.
News from the FDA/CDC
Less than half of office visits involve primary care
Patients aged 45 years and over are more likely to see a specialist.
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Medicare Part D premiums dip as drug costs continue to rise
While drug spending is projected to increase in 2018, Part D insurance providers are expecting their drug costs to fall.