[ad_1] When Cigna wanted to cut reimbursements for a physician group, the health insurance company came armed with a new negotiating tool: the No Surprises Act. The insurer […]
Hospitals serving Black patients get less financial help, study shows
[ad_1] Hospitals serving a higher proportion of Black patients receive less financial support for providing care compared with those serving a lower proportion, according to a recent study […]
Biden to sign executive order to protect travel for abortion
[ad_1] President Joe Biden on Wednesday will sign an executive order aimed in part at making it easier for women seeking abortions to travel between states to obtain […]
Number of uninsured Americans drops to record low
[ad_1] The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Elevance Health, Aledade partner to work on value-based payment
[ad_1] Elevance Health is teaming with Aledade to work with independent primary care physicians across the country as they transition from fee-for-service models to value-based care payment. The […]
Q&A: Leaders should adopt a ‘boots-on-the-ground approach’
[ad_1] What first attracted you to the field of medicine? Growing up, I never dreamed of being a doctor. I did not believe it could fulfill my need […]
U.S. sues Idaho over abortion law, cites medical treatment
[ad_1] The Justice Department on Tuesday filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, arguing that it conflicts with a federal law requiring doctors to provide pregnant […]
Robert Fenton and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis will head monkeypox response
[ad_1] President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the […]
Efforts to expand use of assistant physicians face opposition
[ad_1] Created to address clinical staffing shortages in underserved areas, the assistant physician role is also designed to employ medical school graduates who have not matched into a […]
The Check Up: ‘Innovation is everyone’s responsibility’
[ad_1] In 2019, you added “innovation” to your title of chief information officer. Before that, you served as vice president of information services. How did the additional innovation […]
