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Physician-assisted suicide – an update
Has opinion among physicians and lawmakers shifted against legalizing physician-assisted suicide?
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MACRA Monday: BMI screening and follow-up
Calculating one patient’s BMI and developing a follow-up plan could help you avoid a 4% MIPS penalty.
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MedPAC: Ditch meaningful use, patient measures under MIPS
WASHINGTON – Population-level outcomes measures are the key focus of a proposed program to replace Medicare’s new MIPS program.
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ABIM to allow do-overs for all subspecialties with Knowledge Check-In
The option had been available only for internal medicine and nephrology.
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Medicare pay cut may loom in wake of tax bill passage
Could revoking the individual mandate trigger lower Medicare reimbursement?
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MACRA Monday: Osteoarthritis assessment
Assessing the pain and function of your patients with OA could help you avoid a 4% penalty under MIPS.
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CMS looking to evolve QPP to measure outcomes, not processes
Ms. Verma wrapped her thoughts on value and quality in her broader vision for CMS as one of patient empowerment.
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5 big ways the tax bill could affect health policy
One proposed change could disproportionately effect young physicians.
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Drug prices a key focus of Senate HELP examination of Azar nomination
ACA reform, the opioid crisis, contraception coverage, and EHR burdens also were discussed.
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HealthCare.gov seeing more action this fall
30% more plans selected so far, compared with last year’s open enrollment.
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Marketplace confusion opens door to questions about skinny plans
Such plans, sold for the first time to individuals, come amid uncertainty over the fate of the ACA.