Business of Medicine
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As some holdout states revisit Medicaid expansion, new data show it pays off
Although the GOP-controlled Congress is pledging its continued interest – despite stalls and snags – in dismantling Obamacare, some “red state”...
Managing Your Practice
Don’t forget HIPAA
In the struggle to understand and comply with new regulations, it’s easy to neglect older ones. Recently, I suggested reviewing your practice for...
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Medicaid reform: Work-based waivers may not fly
High mandatory premiums, cost sharing, lifetime limits, drug testing move Medicaid from a health care program to a work program, advocates argue...
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CMS market stabilization efforts useless without subsidies
President Trump has threatened to withhold insurer subsidies in an effort to bring Congressional Democrats to the health care negotiation table....
Conference Coverage
Neurologists weigh in on rising drug prices
Neurologists will tackle the issues surrounding rising prices for neurological drug treatments in a set of presentations during the annual meeting...
Conference Coverage
MedPAC: Medicare Part B drug payment cuts, shared savings could save $5 billion
Reducing the amount physicians are paid for drugs administered in their offices and introducing shared savings could save Medicare up to $5...
Conference Coverage
Evidence for medical marijuana largely up in smoke
SAN DIEGO – Despite the popularity of medical marijuana, robust evidence for its use is limited or nonexistent for most medical conditions.
Law & Medicine
Update on the False Claims Act
Battles over implied fraud and competing medical opinions may reshape the risk physicians face in False Claims Act cases.
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Senate committee moves Gorsuch nomination forward
The Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved Judge Gorsuch’s nomination by a 11-9 vote.
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What do doctors want from health reform?
With no apparent “repeal and replace” legislation on the table, analysts say the landscape is ripe for repairs to the Affordable Care Act. Doctors...
Conference Coverage
Shelving of AHCA a win for patients, experts say
The decision by House Republicans to withdraw the American Health Care Act was a victory for all Americans, especially older, sicker, and poorer...