Business of Medicine
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Supreme Court weighs ACA back pay case
U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments Dec. 10 in a case that centers on whether the federal government owes insurers billions based on...
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Medtwitter embraces incoming student’s excitement
When Melissa Gonzalez excitedly tweeted that she had been accepted to medical school earlier this year, she had no idea the tweet would draw...
Managing Your Practice
Paid (and unpaid) time off
A major issue with PTO is the possibility that employees will resist staying home when they are actually sick.
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2020 open enrollment: HealthCare.gov heats up in week 6
Over 1 million plans were selected on the insurance exchanges during Dec. 1-7, but history suggests this week will be much busier.
Conference Coverage
Patients need physicians who see – and feel – beyond the EMR
CHICAGO – “The very great privilege of our profession ... is that we are privileged to examine [patients’] bodies, and to touch,” said Dr....
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Docs push back on surprise billing compromise
A bipartisan bill would protect patients from surprise medical bills related to emergency care. But the proposed solution is not a good one,...
News from the FDA/CDC
Contacts with health care professionals increased among adults
Americans aged 18-64 years were more likely to see or talk with a provider in 2017-2018 than they were in 2012-2013.
Latest News
More states pushing plans to pay for telehealth care
More states are enacting laws that require private plans to cover telehealth services, but fair payment remains a challenge for providers, a new...
Conference Coverage
Health care: More uninsured as insurance costs grow faster
WASHINGTON – Over 30 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2018.
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Thanksgiving took a bite out of HealthCare.gov
Plan selections were down by 28% for the holiday week, compared with the week before.
From the Journals
Quantifying the EHR connection to burnout
New research puts a more standard, quantifiable measure to the relationship between EHR usability and burnout.