September 18th, 2026AMA presses CMS to hold the Jan. 1, 2027, deadline for electronic prior authorizationA delay would leave practices without the information they need to train staff and test workflows before the deadline, the AMA told CMS.Read more
September 16th, 2026Medicare physician pay reform 2027: Patients First Act and 4 other bills explainedA House hearing put the Patients First Act and four related bills in play. Here is how each would change Medicare pay and practice rules.Read more
September 4th, 2026Medicaid work requirements will land on the front desk starting Jan. 1Medicaid work requirements hit the front desk Jan. 1, 2027. What changes at check-in, in billing and when coverage lapses mid-treatment.Read more
August 31st, 2026Kennedy asks what the AMA's CPT codes cost, and practices have until Sept. 14 to answerThe comment window closes Sept. 14, and the same rule already previews what a coding transition looks like operationally.Read more
August 26th, 2026New Illinois laws physicians and practice managers need to know in 2026Recent changes to medical laws in the Land of Lincoln.Read more
August 24th, 2026The best prior authorization is the one you never had to do, says DrFirst's Colin BanasA year after the insurer pledge, DrFirst CMO Colin Banas grades the six promises and names the Jan. 1, 2027 breaking point.Read more
September 18th, 202612 new ICD-10 codes worth adding to your pick list before Oct. 1Heel pain gets laterality, BRCA gets its own code and liver fibrosis gets a middle stage. The FY 2027 additions your physicians will reach for.Read more
September 18th, 2026Competence, not chronology: The case against ageism in medicineExperience is one of medicine's most valuable resources. Neil Baum, MD, argues physicians should be judged on competence, not age.Read more