Drug Rebates for Medicare?
The White House budget director Mick Mulvaney speaking at a conference at Stanford University said that his office has brought
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Healthcare execs expect value-based care to disrupt industry more than science in decade ahead
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) C-level executives and investors from across the healthcare industry rank pricing and reimbursement
Read MorePhysicians and Payers Requesting Expansion of MACRA
In a letter sent to Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, ten organizations that represent both physicians and payers,
Read MoreOverwrought Marketing? Ads, Not Research, Create Some Pharma Best-Sellers
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) An overhead light drawing attention to his face, actor Danny Glover starts to
Read MoreBipartisan bill will be reintroduced to force pharma to justify price hikes
(By Ed Silverman for STAT) A bipartisan group of lawmakers will re-introduce a bill on Tuesday that would require drug
Read MoreThe Sound of Medicine – a Click of a Mouse or Human Voice
Electronic medical records, or EMRs, were supposed to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care, and provide instant access
Read MoreMedicare and Health Savings Accounts
In a response to an inquiry from an Individual, the IRS issued an information letter stating that individuals are ineligible
Read More2 in 3 of Medicare clinicians exempt from MIPS
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) The majority of clinicians who bill Medicare will not have to comply with
Read MoreA Quarter of Medicare Beneficiaries Spend Twenty Percent or More in Premiums and Out-of-Pocket Costs.
A new study from the Commonwealth Fund found, Fifteen million elderly and disabled American Medicare beneficiaries spend twenty percent or
Read MoreIn Rural Alaska, A Young Doctor Walks To His Patient’s Bedside
(By Melissa Block for NPR) In rural Alaska, providing health care means overcoming a lot of hurdles. Fickle weather that
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