Physicians in the Mid-Atlantic region were more dissatisfied with private payer reimbursements than their counterparts in other parts of the country, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician-Private Payer Relationship Report. "
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The Iowa Medical Society said the state faces a "workforce crisis" in healthcare, reported radio station KIWA Sept. 17.
Just 15% of physicians say that prior authorization "peers" deserve that title, according to an Aug. 30 survey by the American Medical Association.
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Over a third of North Carolina residents face difficulties accessing primary care physicians in the state, which is projected to see a shortage of 7,725 physicians by 2030, writes Grace-Marie Turner in a Sept. 12 opinion essay in The Carolina…
Rhode Island has been named the state with the most vaccinated residents in 2024, with Mississippi named the state with the fewest, according to a study from WalletHub published Sept. 11.
The Louisiana Department of Health has appointed Wyche Coleman, MD, to the state's new deputy surgeon general position, nola.com reported Aug. 28.
In the wake of another year of Medicare payment reductions, the American Medical Association on Sept. 5 called on CMS to be "fully transparent" about the effects of the cuts on physicians and patients.
A plurality of hospitalists (28%) have a net worth of less than $500,000, according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Wealth & Debt Report," published Sept. 6.