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Dec 21, 2024 | Susan Morse

Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending bill

Stripped out of the final bill is a provision to prevent the 2.8% Medicare pay cut to physicians.

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Dec 18, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse

Trends 2025: Medicare Advantage prospects strong despite challenges

Higher-than-expected utilization and low reimbursement have challenged the program in 2024.

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Nov 18, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse

Planned Parenthood, other groups decry executive power in House bill

The bill would grant executive authority to nix nonprofits deemed 'supportive' of terrorist organizations.

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Oct 31, 2024 | Susan Morse

Bill would give physicians a pay increase, block Medicare cuts

Congress must enact permanent reform instead of making last-minute payment fixes each year, says MGMA.

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Sep 17, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse

Insurers will make $11.8 billion in Medicare Advantage quality bonus payments

This is an 8% decline following the expiration of pandemic-era policies that temporarily increased star ratings…

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Clinicians walking down a hospital corridor

Aug 22, 2024 | Jeff Lagasse

Medicare Advantage growth could be challenging for hospitals

The growth poses challenges to providers' credit quality, given growing risks to reimbursement from MA plans.

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Jul 12, 2024 | Susan Morse

Proposed physician pay decrease: 'Death by a thousand cuts continues'

Groups are calling on Congress to prevent the proposed 2.93% proposed payment reduction for 2025.

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May 08, 2024 | Susan Morse

Medicare Trustees warn of low physician payment

"It would be political malpractice for Congress to sit on its hands and not respond to this report," says AMA president.

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Pills from bottles spill out on the counter.

Jan 04, 2024 | Susan Morse

Americans pay more for brand name drugs than in other countries

Rebates bring down prices by as much as half.

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AMGA and the AHA said the proposed cuts would hinder the ability of multispecialty medical groups to provide high-quality care to their patients.

Jul 18, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare groups prod Congress to stop CMS' payment cuts

AMGA and the AHA said the proposed cuts would hinder the ability of multispecialty medical groups to provide high-quality care to…

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