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Lawmakers argue for changes in prior authorization processes
Reports from a federal watchdog agency find patterns of denials of prior authorization requests of covered services by insurer-run Medicare...
Commentary
Murder of physician raises the stress level for all clinicians
Most of us would find it unbearable to live and work under the kind of stress faced by medical professionals today.
From the Journals
Race drives disparities in life expectancy across states
Overall differences between life expectancies have decreased at the state level.
Feature
‘Can I survive without payments from insurers?’
“A client recently told me that if he couldn’t open a concierge practice, he might have to quit medicine. And he’s only 51.”
Opinion
“How long, how long to sing this song?”
I thought about my patient’s suffering and the brutal injustice of fate. It feels like it’s everywhere lately.
Opinion
Employment and buyout agreements
These are not negotiations to undertake on your own. Enlist the aid of a consultant or attorney (or both) with ample medical practice experience...
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FTC decision to investigate pharmacy benefit managers applauded by rheumatologists
Pressure from the public prompted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into a nuanced side of prescription drug costs: pharmacy benefit...
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California doctor to pay $9.5 million in Medicare, Medi-Cal fraud scheme
The procedures he falsely billed for included injecting a medication for treating osteoarthritis and osteoporosis, draining tailbone cysts, and...
Feature
‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”
Feature
Surgeons, who see it up close, offer ways to stop gun violence
A committee of the American College of Surgeons developed specific recommendations in 2018, which are still valid today.