The landscape for physicians was changing before the pandemic. It’s likely to change even more with some gaining advantage. Here’s why: 1. The Replacement of Fee-for-Service Payments to Physicians and…
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In the current issue of Health Affairs, MedPAC chairman and Harvard Med School policy guru Michael Chernow and colleagues took on the wonky concept that lower payments by Medicare and…
In a Health Affairs blog posted last Thursday, leaders of CMS laid out plans for the agency’s approach to value-based care and the role its innovation center (CMMI) will play….
Last Tuesday, the Commonwealth Fund released “Mirror, Mirror 2021: Reflecting Poorly: Health Care in the U.S. Compared to Other High-Income Countries.” It’s the Fourth in its Mirror, Mirror series (2010,…
The Delta variant’s impact on the health system, the economy and the psyche of America has been chilling. Since July 1: Cases and hospitalizations have soared: both hit six-month peaks…
