Practice Management
Managing Your Practice
The Sunshine Act, 5 years hence
The law’s questionable impact and apparent lack of enforcement do not mean you can ignore it. The data are still being collected and displayed.
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TV ads must trumpet drug prices, Trump administration says. Pharma tries a Plan B.
If approved, the proposed rule has no government enforcement mechanism that would force the companies to comply.
Conference Coverage
MedPAC eyes ‘incident to’ billing
Quality and access to care issues were raised by MedPAC officials and physician groups.
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Feds say ACA’s silver plan premiums will drop in 2019
But market corrections, not federal government action, may be driving the declines.
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Bias in the clinical setting can impact patient care
Health care providers may harbor implicit, or unconscious, biases that contribute to health care disparities.
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Telehealth: States broaden options for locations, providers
More states are expanding telehealth locations and broadening the pool of telemedicine providers, while fading out in-person requirements.
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Employer health insurance: Deductibles rising faster than wages
Two trends combine for an effective 212% increase in worker deductibles over the past decade.
Hitting A Nerve
The patient who doesn’t like you
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House, Senate agree on broad opioid legislation
Huge bill to address the opioid epidemic contains many provisions that will affect physicians.
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5 things to know about Trump’s new ‘public charge’ immigration proposal
The proposal has spurred intense criticism from Democrats, anti-poverty activists, health care organizations, and immigrants’ rights advocates,...