Healthcare Reform

A recent court ruling illustrates the risk of failing to place behavioral health coverage needs ahead of financial interest.

Health coaching might be the middleman the American healthcare system needs to make reform a reality.

The leading cause of physician burnout also puts patients at risk of medical errors, the third leading cause of death in the United States.

The cure for docs who have seen too many government-induced healthcare acronyms? A heaping dose of alphabet soup. 

There is recognition among traditional health care organizations that we need to change drastically and quickly in order to meet the needs of all our patients.

In the transition from volume to value, there are three keys to keep in mind to make things beneficial for physicians and patients.

This doctor believes the American health care system can and must do better in terms of providing for patients.

The U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory recommending more Americans carry the opioid reversing drug naloxone.

President Trump relieved David Shulkin, MD, as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), replacing him with White House physician, Rear Adm., Ronny Jackson, MD.

Regardless of what changes are ultimately made to MACRA, the overall market is staunchly marching towards value-based payment models.

A recent poll found that 80 percent of Americans believe drug prices are too high, while only 39 percent have faith in it being fixed.

The economics of healthcare are inexorably shifting risk from payers to providers. Independent providers who fail to join risk facing groups are doomed.

As Medicare increasingly emphasizes value-based care, AAFP leadership is guiding primary-care physicians with its new model.

A recent wave of sickness in this doctor's family made her realize how inconvenient it is for many people in this country to be ill.

Despite spending the most on health care, Americans experience shorter life expectancy, higher obesity rates, and a higher rate of infant death.

One hundred years from the worst flu pandemic ever, we're still failing to fight it off.

A new proposal from the Trump administration aims to improve insurance options for patients, but some are concerned it will just raise premiums.

In the wake of a deadly school shooting in Florida this week, President Trump vowed to put more resources towards mental health research.

The AMA is warning Americans to take all precautions as this flu season is shaping up to be the most severe in recent memory.

Here are eight predictions from experts about Secretary Azar's approach to major healthcare issues and his ability to influence policy.

There are a lot of elements of MIPS that should concern physicians, but Advancing Care Information isn't one of them.

More shakeups in the Trump administration's HHS with Brenda Fitzgerald, MD, resigning amid reports she traded in tobacco stocks.

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Alex Azar, making him the second HHS secretary in under a year for the Trump Administration.

The AMA and other healthcare stakeholder groups announced their intention this week to streamline the prior authorization process for physicians.

A recent case of a patient left in the cold in Baltimore is not an aberration, it's a symptom of a larger problem with this country's health care system.