Contents tagged with payment
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Can you afford to be a family physician?
Attention residents and med students:
Can you afford to be a family physician?
By Robert Youens, M.D., M.M.M.
What physicians do for a living is an interesting thing to me. While practicing … more
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Medicare payment update bill introduced on Capitol Hill
Medicare payment update bill introduced on Capitol Hill
AAFP Issues Speak Out Alert
AAFP encourages members to support a Senate bill that would block steep reductions in Medicare physician … more
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Physician pay-for-performance concerns raised in Senate hearing
Physician pay-for-performance concerns raised in Senate hearing
During a March 26 hearing, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee listened to testimony on outcome-based reimbursement … more
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Physician-led campaign encourages doctors to “take another look” at the program
Physician-led campaign encourages doctors to “take another look” at the program
Now that the Texas Legislature has passed a pay raise for participating physicians, is it time to open your doors … more
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Guest editorial: Medicaid rate hike offers great opportunity
Guest editorial: Medicaid rate hike offers great opportunity
By William W. Hinchey, M.D. President, TMA
At the close of the 2005 session of the Texas Legislature, when the Texas Medical Associa … more
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Medicare fee increase turns out to be reduction for many primary care codes
Medicare fee increase turns out to be reduction for many primary care codes
When is a 0.5-percent increase actually a cut? Once it’s run through the flawed Medicare payment formula. Trailblazer … more
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Don’t cut procedures from your practice
Don’t cut procedures from your practice
By John L. Pfenninger, M.D.
Nearly all physicians experience the financial pressures of providing medical care. Certainly those in private practice know … more