Direct Primary Care DPC is an innovative alternative payment model APM being embraced by patients, providers, employers, payers … More
Category: Price Tansparency
The Physician’s Role in Health Plan Networks: Can We Serve Two Masters? by Robert Nelson, MD
The term “network” tends to conquer up positive connotations in our minds most of the time. In fact, most networks … More
Despite Its Best Efforts, ObamaCare Might Improve Some Health Care Delivery | John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
ObamaCare has a lot of incentives that are supposed to improve health care delivery. Plus, it has a lot of … More
Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not the M.D.s – NYTimes.com
THOUGH the recent release of Medicare’s physician payments cast a spotlight on the millions of dollars paid to some specialists, … More
Umbehr, MD: ‘Affordable direct care doctors are the long-term health care solution …’ | DIRECT primary CARE JOURNAL
Just last week this same patient called me up first thing in the morning: He was in severe pain. “Dr. … More
Repeal (What?) and Replace (with What?) – by Dr. Jane M. Orient, MD
“Repeal” generally means “repeal ObamaCare,” which is often immediately qualified: “except for the parts we like.” The problem is that … More
Medicare Data Release Counterproductive, Misleading
“The amount that Medicare pays has nothing to do with the value of the treatment. Doctors have been under a … More
Transparency Matters – by Robert Nelson, MD
TRANSPARENCY MATTERS! In our healthcare system today, the vast majority of what a doctor receives in payments comes from a … More
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