A law meant to end surprise medical billing accidentally created a multibillion-dollar industry that is making doctors richer.
Category: Doctors
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A $440,000 Breast Reduction: How Doctors Cashed In on the No Surprises Act and Arbitration
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Help for Medicare Advantage Patients Who Lose Doctors Is Shelved, for Now
The New York Times – Business:Nationwide, hospital and providers are leaving private Medicare Advantage plans, putting thousands of seniors at risk of higher costs and the loss of trusted doctors.
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As Office Rents Rise, Doctors Get Creative
Physicians with independent practices are having to cobble together unconventional office arrangements at a time of rising costs and consolidation in the medical field.
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Why Medicare Recipients Should Check Their 2026 Drug Plans Now
Fall enrollment is on. Some plans are raising premiums for Part D, which covers prescriptions, by $50 or more per month, while others are lowering them.
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Prior Authorization Is Confusing. This Memo Can Help Patients Understand.
Recently, we put together a template to help medical professionals explain a confusing process. Readers gave us very pointed feedback, so we updated it.
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F.D.A.’s Approval of Drug for Autism Upends Review Process
The agency revived an old treatment for cancer patients, unilaterally approving it for a subset of people with autism. Experts worry that the narrower scope will get lost in the hype.
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How Doctors Can Help Patients Better Understand Prior Authorization
Insurance companies often make doctors ask their permission before treating patients. This template can help medical professionals explain how it works.
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Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages
In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.
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A.I. Was Coming for Radiologists’ Jobs. So Far, They’re Just More Efficient.
Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend than foe.