Since 1965, the government and commercial insurance sectors have adopted the term "provider" to refer to entities that can receive Medicare payments, including physicians, according to an Aug. 22 report from the American Medical Association.
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Brown University's Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I., will no longer submit data to U.S. News & World Report for its medical school ranking system starting in 2024.
Lincare Holdings, a chemical company that provides oxygen equipment to patients with respiratory issues, has agreed to pay $29 million and perform corrective actions to resolve allegations of fraudulently overbilling Medicare.
A Tennessee physician was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted of 13 felony healthcare fraud charges.
Fifty-eight percent of medical groups review their payer contracts annually, according to the Medical Group Management Association's Aug. 15 Stat poll.
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The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for the year.
CVS Health will eliminate 5,000 "non-customer-facing positions" across nine states, which represent about 2 percent of CVS' workforce of about 300,000 people nationwide.
Half of employed physicians are very satisfied or satisfied with their autonomy, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."
Cigna Healthcare removed prior authorization requirements from more than 600 medical codes — nearly 25 percent of services.
Over 1,100 physicians in Tennessee have signed a petition calling on elected officials to enact stronger gun safety legislation in the state, ABC affiliate WKRN reported Aug. 21.