Chelsey Ledue

Several medical associations are asking the House of Representatives to support the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), which would help preserve access to physicians for millions of Americans in Medicare and TRICARE until 2014.

The American Academy of Physician Assistants and American College of Physicians have released a study that supports the roles played by physicians and physician assistants in improving access to high-quality primary care.

The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and one of its former member hospitals, The Christ Hospital, will pay $108 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act.

TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has announced a new service aimed at helping small primary care practices implement its patient-centered medical home model of care.

CMS has issued new guidance to Medicare Part D plan sponsors to guarantee that beneficiaries enrolled in the plans will see 50 percent savings on their brand name and some authorized generic drugs when they enter the coverage gap during 2011.

Seventeen healthcare organizations and professionals from New York who have shown a "strong commitment" to quality improvement are being honored by IPRO, a national healthcare assessment organization.

Most of the 13.7 million uninsured young adults in the U.S. could gain coverage under the health reform law, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund.

L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation's largest public health plan, is awarding $795,000 to five community clinics as part of its Robert E. Tranquada, MD, Safety Net Awards.

The threat of a lawsuit causes many physicians to delay the adoption of medical innovations, according to a national survey on defensive medicine by Jackson Healthcare.

Lexi-Comp has been awarded a $10 million contract by the TRICARE Management Activity to provide the Military Health System with an Electronic Clinical Reference solution.