Business of Medicine
Livin' on the MDedge
The enemy of carcinogenic fumes is my friendly begonia
Also: Driving the gastrointestinal highway and pulling the plug on an unsupervised chatbot.
Commentary
How can we make medical training less ‘toxic’?
“It is not just surgery. It is definitely not just one specialty and it is not just one school. It is an endemic problem in medicine.”
Latest News
Why doctors are disenchanted with Medicare
Reimbursements, at 80% of that of third-party insurers pay, are often slow to arrive, and the paperwork is burdensome.
Feature
Primary care’s per-person costs for addressing social needs not covered by federal funding
An analysis finds that interventions cost $60 a month per person but federal programs are funding less than half of that cost.
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As Medicaid purge begins, ‘staggering numbers’ of Americans lose coverage
The majority of people who have lost coverage were dropped because of technicalities, such as not completing paperwork, not because state...
Letters from Maine
AI & U: 2
Would patients accept a dehumanized type of primary care delivered by AI? Will they have a choice?
Feature
States move to curb insurers’ prior authorization requirements as federal reforms lag
Doctors and patients in several states would get some relief from burdensome prior authorization requirements if reform legislation becomes law....
Livin' on the MDedge
People still want their medical intelligence in human form
Plus: Finding humor in the temporal lobe and comparing reproductive inequality in mammals.
Latest News
Doc accused of impairment wins $3.7M for unproven complaint
“It’s been the worst thing that I’ve ever gone through in my entire life.”
Letters from Maine
AI & U
How can we in primary care take advantage of the wonders of the current AI technology?
Latest News
AI at the office: Are clinicians prepared?
AI might result in more accurate, efficient, and cost-effective care. But it’s possible it could cause harm.