Business of Medicine
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CMS proposes exempting more practices from MACRA
Reduced adminstrative burden is the hallmark of the proposed rule for MACRA’s second year.
Conference Coverage
Survey: Most doctors would pick single payer over ACA, ACHA
CHICAGO – Political uncertainty seems to have changed some opinions in the exam room.
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KHN Exclusive: White House task force echoes Pharma proposals
To solve the crisis of high drug prices, the group discussed strengthening the monopoly rights of pharmaceuticals overseas, ending discounts for...
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Ear to the door: Five things being weighed in secret health bill also weigh it down
What do we know about planned reforms to the ACA?
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What’s driving the ‘failure’ of the ACA marketplaces?
Is it a poorly designed system or institutional sabotage? The answer depends on who you ask.
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Average cost of Healthcare.gov policy up 105% since 2013
All 39 states that use Healthcare.gov experienced an increase, but the size varied considerably.
Opinion
EHR Report: Don’t let the electronic health record do the driving
How can we reduce the impression that patients are just another item on a checklist?
Opinion
Hiring the right employees
What can physicians do to avoid “bad hires” in the office?
Law & Medicine
The perils of the National Practitioner Data Bank
What can be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank, and how much impact can those reports have on physicians’ careers?
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Maryland passes generic drug anti–price gouging law
State becomes first to act in the wake of Valeant and Mylan price scandals.
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Supreme Court rules to speed biosimilar drugs to market
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that biosimilar companies can take their versions of biological drugs to the market 6 months sooner in a...