The General Accounting Office gives its perspective on the viability of the per capita method of physician resource use profiling by Medicare and provides useful insight into the topic of variable physician practice patterns.
CMS released its rule changes for physician payments in Medicare. Significant cuts are set forth in the rule’s 1669 pages, sure to spark a strong response from the physician community and Congress.
The American College of Physicians presents its reform ideas.
A survey of physicians reveals useful observations.
An article examines barriers to physician participation in medical research.
Insurers have been under sharp attack for causing many of the problems reform is designed to address. One response has been to shift the responsibility for these problems to other components of the health system; in this case physicians’ fees.
An analysis of England’s pay-for-performance system finds improvement but some interesting trends and concerns as well.
A physician website challenges the AMA’s representation of physicians.