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Senators agree surprise medical bills must go. But how?
Lawmakers and stakeholders at a final hearing June 18 showed they are still far apart on one simple aspect of a proposal to contain health care...
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Benefits of Medicare Shared Savings Program ACOs lacking
When employing an instrumental variable model, there was not an association with changes in total spending per beneficiary per quarter.
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Universal health care hearing: GOP hears what it wants to
One Republican chides colleagues for not focusing on technology.
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Not another burnout article
Stress and burnout are closely related, but they’re more like distant cousins.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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A large employer ‘frames’ the Medicare-for-all debate
“This bill removes an albatross from the neck of American business, puts more money in consumer products, and will boost our economy,” one CEO...
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AMA announces final eight recipients of Reimagining Residency initiative
The AMA has announced the final eight recipients of the Reimagining Residency initiative.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...
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Sharing notes with patients improves medication comprehension
The majority of patients surveyed at three sites reported that reading physicians' notes made them feel more comfortable with and in control of...
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Opposing cost trends seen for prescribed medications
Overall drug spending per person went up, while out-of-pocket spending per person went down.