(Medical Economics) More than 10,000 physicians have signed an online petition demanding that the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) repeal recent changes to its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process […]
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Congress passes SGR Patch and delays ICD-10 implementation
On March 31, the U.S. Senate approved a one-year patch to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, just hours before physicians would have experienced a 24% cut to Medicare payments. The […]
What Do Physicians Earn in 2016?
Medscape has released their 2016 Physician Compensation Report. The study includes data from nearly 19,200 physicians across the United States in over 26 different specialties. Have the after-effects of healthcare […]
Proposed Medicare Part D Drug Limits Withdrawan
The Obama administration announced March 10 that it would scrap much of a proposed plan to limit the types of antidepressants and other drugs that seniors and the disabled can […]
Way Medicare Pays Doctors May Change (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
St. Louis Post-DispatchFebruary 2, 2014 Expectations are high this year that Congress will finally reach an agreement to overhaul the way Medicare pays doctors for services, scrapping a method that’s […]
AMA President: Five top federal issues that will affect physicians in 2014
5 top federal issues that will affect physicians in 2014 An AMA Viewpoints post by AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, MD The new year is only just beginning, but it’s […]
Physicians brace for ACA insurance eligibility headaches in January (Medical Economics)
Physicians brace for ACA insurance eligibility headaches in January Medical Economics JAN 02, 2014 With more than 1 million newly insured patients entering the healthcare system in the first round […]
Commentary: Insurers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Increasingly Control Practice of Medicine
Not What the Doctor Ordered: Increasingly, the practice of medicine is being controlled by pharmacy benefits managers and insurers Commentary published Dec. 5, 2013 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Link […]
Free Prescription-Drug Take-Back Program Available at Nine Police Stations
Missouri Prescription Pill and Drug Disposal (P2D2), a non-profit organization, has expanded its prescription drug take-back program from four to nine local police stations. Now, local residents who have medicines […]
Prevent Doctor Shortages by Preserving Graduate Medical Education
Washington University medical student Landon K. Oetjen authored this commentary published in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sept. 11, 2013 Prevent doctor shortages by preserving graduate medical education By Landon K. Oetjen […]
