Business of Medicine
Feature
CMS proposes second specialty tier for Medicare drugs
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the move would give health plans more negotiating power and ultimately lower prices for patients.
Hitting a Nerve
Treating those who taught us
Dr. Allan M. Block recounts his experience in taking care of a former attending physician who taught him during his residency.
Opinion
The power of an odd couple
Feature
Trump takes on multiple health topics in State of the Union
President Trump condemned the Medicare-for-all proposals that have been introduced in Congress.
Feature
Physician groups push back on Medicaid block grant plan
Opponents of the proposal say it will increase health disparities and harm access to care.
Commentary
Docs weigh pulling out of MIPS over paltry payments
But don’t let your foot off the gas pedal yet, since the penalty for not participating in 2020 is a substantial 9%.
From the Journals
Costs are keeping Americans out of the doctor’s office
Despite having health insurance, more Americans report skipping trips to the doctor because of costs.
From the Journals
Journal editors seek more complete disclosure from authors
A proposed new ICMJE form is one of several initiatives underway to improve financial disclosures in medical journals.
Hitting a Nerve
Neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone
Rush drummer Neil Peart’s recent death from glioblastoma is another example of how “neurologic disease doesn’t discriminate against anyone,...
Latest News
Actor Alan Alda discusses using empathy as an antidote to burnout
The practice “kind of opens people up to one another, which inspirits them,” the iconic actor said.
Opinion
New year, old you
If you resolved to do something this year, chances are it was to make a better you – a self-improvement goal such as to lose weight.