The Federal Trade Commission announced an agreement resolving allegations that the executive director of Boulder Valley Individual Practice Association fielded contract offers from payers personally in order to skirt the terms of a price-fixing settlement the FTC entered with the Boulder, Colo.,... ... FULL STORY
Increased competition is the best cure for all that ails healthcare, and we're heartened to see antitrust enforcement making a comeback in the industry. But, we also want to see that antitrust... ... FULL STORY
Numerous stakeholders are shaping the debate over healthcare reform. However, a key stakeholder, America's academic medical centers, or AMCs, have had little or no effect. Composed of 131 U.S. allopathic medical schools and their affiliated hospitals, AMCs represent a small portion of the nation's 5,815 American Hospital Association-registered... ... FULL STORY
In August 2009, the Medical Group Management Association released the results of its annual survey of its members on issues that challenge them the most in their professional lives. In this edition of Practice Makes Perfect, we address No. 18 on the list: collecting from commercial payers. ... FULL STORY
Modern Physician looks at a new survey finding that most medical students think conventional medicine could benefit to some extent by integrating complementary and alternative medicine. Supporters considered it to be a more holistic and highly individualized approach to patient care than...
Lawmakers are trying to free up more money to fix Medicare's long-standing physician reimbursement problem, but don't yet have a long-term plan for how to do so. ... FULL STORY
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