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Physicians clinging unhappily to Medicare
At one point, it was beginning to look like the Medicare program was losing traction with doctors. In fact, in the summer of 2008 the Texas Medical Association released a survey concluding that only... Read more...
Study: Most physicians still accepting Medicare patients
While Medicare still isn't a most favored payer, medical practices aren't turning away Medicare beneficiaries in droves. That's one of the main conclusions drawn by new research from the Center for... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Measuring MD performance won't lower costs
Measuring physician performance probably makes sense, but doing so isn't a cure all. For one thing, taking such measures without improving quality may not do anything to lower costs, according to a... Read more...
Study: Reimbursement delays and low fees result in doctors turning Medicaid patients away
A new study shows that low fees are not the only thing discouraging physicians from accepting Medicaid patients. The study, performed by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC), showed... Read more...
Study: Some safety-net hospitals putting income over mission
In today's brutally-competitive hospital marketplace, every hospital has to focus on finding profitable services to deliver and minimizing bad debt. Unfortunately, being profit-driven can sometimes... Read more...
Study: Chronic disease payment needs changes
While most providers agree that most compensation arrangements don't work well for treating chronically-ill patients, payers have done little to change how they reimburse doctors and hospitals for... Read more...
