Malpractice concerns increase the likelihood that dermatopathologists who interpret melanocytic skin lesions will order more specialized pathology tes...
After an 18-month analysis, a recent Senate investigation found that a pharmaceutical company pursued a marketing strategy and final wholesale price o...
New research proves wrong early predictions of widespread premium rate increases for patients purchasing health insurance through state marketplaces. ...
“Now is the time to look at ways to improve how we serve Medicaid patients, not to make it even harder for them to find a doctor by removing so many h...
Heeding the concerns of physicians, Medicare has relaxed some requirements of the Stark Law through its 2016 fee schedule and created new exceptions f...
Research must be increased and improved in five key areas of women’s health before any kind of recommendations for screening can be made, according to...
While obstetrics and gynecology is historically a specialty with one of the most challenging legal landscapes, data show the number of lawsuits agains...
The Supreme Court is again taking up a challenge to the Affordable Care Act – to determine whether a controversial exception under the law’s contracep...
Greater than average spending was associated with reduced risk of incurring a malpractice claim across all physician specialties in a study of almost ...
The fee schedule – the first since repeal of the SGR formula and enactment of MACRA – includes changes to payment policies, modifications to misvalued...
Recovery audit contractors working on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recovered $2.4 billion in overpayments to providers in 20...
Physicians paid about the same in medical liability insurance premiums in 2015 as they did in 2014. A nationwide survey of insurers by the Medical Lia...
Most malpractice lawsuits involving breast cancer allege delayed diagnosis, but a significant portion also stem from alleged poor management of breast...
