Here are 5 policy updates physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Feb. 6:
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The Biden administration has begun approving state requests for Medicaid to cover groceries and nutritional counseling, according to a Feb. 12 report from The Wall Street Journal.
Neurologists have different views on tough medical decisions, including resource allotment, physician-assisted suicide and vaccinations, according to a Feb. 3 Medscape survey of more than 4,100 practicing physicians.
Family medicine physicians have differing views on several medical dilemmas, including vaccinations, harassment and physician-assisted suicide, according to a Feb. 3 Medscape survey of over 4,100 practicing physicians.
Optum, owned by UnitedHealth Group, now has more than 60,000 physicians in its network.
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U.S. District Judge Jeremy Kernodle sided with the Texas Medical Association that parts of the independent dispute resolution in the surprise billing final rule are in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Mississippi physician Scott Nelson, MD, has received a five-year sentence for healthcare fraud in the state's Delta region, according to a Feb. 9 report from the Greenwich Time.
Willie Lawrence, MD, has been named Press Ganey's HX23 physician of the year, Moody on the Market reported Feb. 8.
The proposed 2024 New York State Executive Budget includes a bill requiring certain management services and physician practice organizations to go through regulatory review and approval by the Department of Health.
Two physicians are among the 23 Michigan residents involved in two schemes to defraud more than $61.5 million by billing CMS for unnecessary services and paying kickbacks.