Practice, Policy, and Legal

Less than 30% of patients report comparing drug costs before selecting a Medicare Part D plan.

Proposal would set minimum staffing to equivalent of 3 hours per resident per day, with just over a half hour of that time from a registered nurse.

Automated systems involved in large-scale eligibility review are causing entire households to be removed from Medicaid coverage, but children may still be eligible.

As the costs of health care continue to increase, insurance reimbursements have become even more important for medical institutions to sustain their practices and expand optimal services.

The compensation disparities between primary care physicians and specialists and between male and female physicians continues to be subject of ongoing concern.

The American Medical Association (AMA) releases an annual National Burnout Benchmarking report, which provides data on physician job satisfaction and burnout.