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Consumers find success in medical bill disputes
Most consumers don’t negotiate or challenge the medical bills they receive, but if they do challenge a bill, about 78% in a new survey prevailed in getting the disputed charges reduced or removed.
AKASA, a developer of AI for healthcare operations, ask…
Average pay for doctors dipped 2.4% in 2022, finds Doximity
The average pay for doctors declined 2.4% in 2022, coming at a time when U.S. healthcare workers are facing significant challenges, including economic strains, a growing physician shortage and high rates of work-related burnout.
Coalition decries legal challenges to No Surprises Act
A number of healthcare organizations, including AHIP and the American Benefits Council, have banded together to criticize legal challenges to the No Surprises Act, the 2020 law that aimed to take patients out of billing conflicts between providers and …
Physicians, administrators don’t see eye-to-eye on retirement
An aging physician workforce means many healthcare professionals are considering retirement.
But physicians have different reasons for retirement, and different expectations, then their administrators, found a new survey from Jackson Physician Search.
Highmark Health reaches $26 billion in revenue
Highmark Health has announced consolidated financial results for the 2022 fiscal year, reporting $26 billion in revenue, an operating gain of $440 million and a net loss of $346 million.
Without factoring in the impact of unrealized investments, HIghma…
Montana tops list of best states to work as a physician
Doctors and physicians have many options on where to work, but not all locales are created equally when it comes to the best places in which to practice. Factors such as opportunity, competition and the overall medical environment can result in differe…
Affordable Care Act lessened coverage gaps for racial groups, data shows
Since it passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has reduced the uninsured rate in the U.S. by nearly half, and one of the biggest trends to occur during this time is the narrowing of coverage gaps for racial and ethnic minority groups, especially in s…
Almost 5K matches made for pharmacy residency programs
In a sign of growing interest in the pharmacy field, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists issued a report showing that 4,890 people matched with 2,162 pharmacy residency programs across the country during Phase I of ASHP’s 2023 Pharmacy Re…
With provider shortage, fewer patients pursue primary care
People are shifting away from traditional primary care providers, with about three in 10 foregoing primary care altogether between 2016 and 2022, according to FAIR Health’s new analysis of private claims data.
Optum Health names Caitlin Zulla new regional CEO
Optum Health has named Caitlin Zulla CEO of the company’s East Region, promoting her after a three-year stint as CEO of SCA Health, a surgery center chain owned by Optum.
Since joining in 2015 to lead revenue cycle operations, Zulla advanced to be Chie…
