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Here are the 20 highest paid specialties in 2022 as average physician pay drops 2.4%: Doximity


UnitedHealthcare to begin reducing prior authorizations this summer


Providers want CMS to create new payment methods to boost primary care - Robert King

 

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Here are the 20 highest paid specialties in 2022 as average physician pay drops 2.4%: Doximity

Average physician pay fell by 2.4% from 2021 to 2022, according to Doximity data. Economic pressures like inflation and Medicare payment cuts are leading many doctors to pursue supplemental side gigs.
 

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UnitedHealthcare to begin reducing prior authorizations this summer

Prior authorization has been a continual source of frustration for providers, and on Wednesday UnitedHealthcare, the country's largest insurer, said it will offer some relief.

Providers want CMS to create new payment methods to boost primary care

A collection of nearly 30 provider groups wants CMS to adopt a hybrid payment method to primary care physicians to participate in value-based care models.

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to take on Medicare Advantage up-coding practices

A new bipartisan Senate bill aims to crack down on Medicare Advantage up-coding that can drive up plan payments, hoping to settle a feud between CMS and health insurers.

New bill aims to make Medicare cover breakthrough medical devices for 4 years

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers wants Medicare to immediately cover medical devices cleared via FDA's breakthrough approval pathway.

CVS closed $8B deal for health services company Signify Health

CVS Health closed its $8 billion acquisition of Signify Health this week, the latest deal in an acquisition spree meant to bolster its health services and value-based care options.

Ohio Attorney General David Yost files suit against Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics over rising drug costs

Ohio Attorney General David Yost has filed suit against Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics, alleging that the companies conspired to illegally increase drug prices.

Expert: Bright Health 'on life support' even as execs score huge bonuses

Embattled insurtech Bright Health is down to the wire to avert a potential bankruptcy, and threats from the New York Stock Exchange about delisting its shares also loom in the coming months. Meanwhile, its management team awarded themselves over $4 million in bonuses last year, despite these financial challenges. 

ViVE 2023: UnitedHealth's new tech exec on how the company is aiming to accelerate transformation

NASHVILLE, Tennessee—Innovation in healthcare is notoriously slow, and UnitedHealth's Sandeep Dadlani is aiming to pick up that pace.

Live at ViVE 2023—Transcarent integrating CareJourney's provider data set; Trilliant Health unveils payer price transparency tool

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