Conflict-Free Panels Are Possible & Necessary
Duff Wilson of the New York Times this morning puts the spotlight…
Anti-RUC Suit Challenges Process for Setting Doc Pay Scales
Whither CMS? That’s the issue raised by Brian Klepper and David Kibbe…
Bracing for More Medicare Cuts
I attended a depressing forum this morning on cost-saving ideas for Medicare…
Memo to USPSTF: Hire A P.R. Pro
Last Friday at 3 p.m., the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
IPAB, PSA Testing – The Lies Continue
Aside from Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney…
AMA: Pay Docs for Care Coordination
The little-known American Medical Association committee that recommends physician pay scales to…
The USPSTF Finally Acts on Prostate Cancer Screening Test
Two-and-a-half years after studies appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine…
Suit Says Test Labs Cheat Medicare, Medicaid
The following appeared Thursday in The Fiscal Times: Despite recent court settlements…
Wall Street Protesters Need a Cause Like Healthcare
One of the mistaken characterizations being bandied about the media echo-chamber about…
CMS-OMB Delaying Physician Disclosure Rule
Don’t blame us, blame the Office of Management and Budget, officials at…