Business of Medicine
Hitting a Nerve
Patient poaching: High on practices’ dirty tricks list
“Basically, what the other doctor did was perform a walletectomy (or, in this case insurance-ectomy) on the patient under the guise (to her) that...
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Vermont tops America’s Health Rankings for 2019
Mississippi wins/loses its annual battle for the bottom with Louisiana.
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HealthCare.gov enrollment ends with unexpected extension
Trump administration brings stability to “what remains a failed experiment,” the CMS administrator said.
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Appropriations bill, now law, eliminates ACA taxes, raises tobacco age
The appropriations bill includes a number of other health-related provisions, including increasing the minimum age for purchasing tobacco to 21....
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Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional
The Trump administration chose not to defend the ACA, but it does not seem entirely prepared for what might happen if the law is overturned.
FDA/CDC
HHS drug importation proposals aim to address high costs
Trump administration drops key health care proposal on day of impeachment vote.
Opinion
Wellness vacations
When I made peace with the reality that I couldn’t access EPIC or email, it was like a ringing in the ears had lifted.
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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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House passes drug pricing bill, likely ending its journey
Drug prices would need to be within 120% of the average price in a reference group of six nations: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and...
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.