Practice Management
Feature
Appeals court rules ACA’s individual mandate is unconstitutional
The Trump administration chose not to defend the ACA, but it does not seem entirely prepared for what might happen if the law is overturned.
News
HHS drug importation proposals aim to address high costs
Trump administration drops key health care proposal on day of impeachment vote.
Feature
Supreme Court weighs ACA back pay case
U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments Dec. 10 in a case that centers on whether the federal government owes insurers billions based on...
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House passes drug pricing bill, likely ending its journey
Drug prices would need to be within 120% of the average price in a reference group of six nations: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and...
Conference Coverage
‘Real-world’ data show CAR T therapies are cost effective
ORLANDO – An analysis of Medicare claims data found that treatment with CAR T-cell therapy was associated with fewer hospitalizations and shorter...
Feature
2020 open enrollment: HealthCare.gov heats up in week 6
Over 1 million plans were selected on the insurance exchanges during Dec. 1-7, but history suggests this week will be much busier.
Conference Coverage
Patients need physicians who see – and feel – beyond the EMR
CHICAGO – “The very great privilege of our profession ... is that we are privileged to examine [patients’] bodies, and to touch,” said Dr....
Feature
Docs push back on surprise billing compromise
A bipartisan bill would protect patients from surprise medical bills related to emergency care. But the proposed solution is not a good one,...
From the Journals
Single-fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery is cost-efficient
Investigators quantified institutional costs associated with radiation treatment options for spinal metastases and found single-fraction...
From the Journals
Claims data improves cancer registry information on treatment
Linking health claims data with cancer registries could improve the capture of information on treatment.
Conference Coverage
Health care: More uninsured as insurance costs grow faster
WASHINGTON – Over 30 million people in the United States lacked health insurance in 2018.