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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Most transactions are largely focused on size, scale, and finance. TPMG teams are sharing programs for diabetes management to support patients in NWP. “Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh.

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Practice tip of the week: Hiring a marketing consultant

Physician's Practice

lightbulb doodle © Matias - stock.adobe.com With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed. These professionals typically have specialized knowledge of the healthcare industry and stay informed on the latest trends and regulations in healthcare marketing.

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Pearls profiles: Get to know Neil Baum, MD

Physician's Practice

Schrödinger's Cat: Financial perils of Allograft diabetic ulcer grafts Martin Merritt, Esq. June 17th 2025 Article Health care practices face rising audits and recoupments for using placental membrane grafts in diabetic ulcer treatments, risking significant financial penalties.

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New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee

GeriPal

But we know from previous studies that a lot of older adults actually want this information, but might not feel comfortable bringing it up. So if you can think about certain decisions like continuing to screen for certain cancers like colon cancer or breast cancer, or how strict you should control diabetes or blood pressures.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

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It does seem that if communities, particularly historically marginalized communities, are interested in ACP, that fact should carry some weight in how resources are allocated to research and health care financing. We don’t push any information at them. Sarah: Yeah, a really interesting and I think really important information.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 1): White House Drug Pricing Plan Offers Laundry List of Existing Democrat Priorities

FDA Law

In the Senate, the repeal is also included in the Principles for Drug Pricing Reform issued by Senator Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and is expected to be included in the Senate version of the reconciliation bill. Finally, the HHS plan encourages Congress to create incentives to foster scientific innovation.