Business of Medicine
Feature
Major medical, insurance, health groups agree on pre-auth improvement areas
Major hospital and health insurance groups, along with the AMA and APhA, agree on a statement of areas where the prior authorization process can...
From the Journals
Arthritis treatment costs per person held steady from 2008 to 2014
But why did it cost $60 billion more in aggregate treatment costs in 2014?
Feature
CHIP out of cash amid government shutdown
Congress, President bicker while 9 million children lose insurance coverage.
Feature
HHS creates new religious freedoms division
The Trump administration has announced a new division within the U.S. Health & Human Services Department that aims to protect health care...
Feature
Malpractice premiums dip again
What changes could value-based care bring?
News
Handshake
It’s only recently, after having done it thousands of times, that I came to realize there is a better way to shake hands.
From the Journals
Putting a number on biologic DMARD costs
Burden of rheumatoid arthritis “may become outsized” as more patients use biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs.
Feature
Finance Committee votes on Azar HHS nomination
His predecessor was controversial. Will Alex Azar have an easier time securing the HHS secretary job?
Opinion
How to set up your own RSS feed
Doing so can help increase readership on your website, publicize a podcast, or keep patients abreast of your practice’s latest treatments and...
Feature
MedPAC recommends scrapping MIPS, gets pushback from doctors
While MIPS is not perfect, doctors are not likely to be pleased by having to shift midstream.
News from the FDA/CDC
Office visits have a chronic problem
Adult visits are more often for long term problems, but pediatric visits tend to be for acute conditions.