The Health Policy Exchange

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Our residency, formerly a collaboration with Providence Hospital, is now known as the Medstar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program. Also, patients may not have a choice of specialists, depending on the insurer's network. I stepped down as director of the Robert L. Phillips, Jr.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

R) Of these, the 551 patients exposed to a CHW tended to be younger, female, insured by Medicaid, live in a higher SVI area, work full time or were unemployed, or identified as Black and/or African American or Hispanic and Latino. M) Patients exposed to a CHW expressed the value of the social and emotional support CHWs provided.

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A Country Doctor Writes

JUNE 9, 2025

Medicare patients on a fixed income need to use their insurance if they still want to eat and heat their homes. In my first 30 days on Substack, I published a post that got eight new subscribers and broke my record of how many views it had, 195, more than twice what my budding Substack had accomplished before.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Leading not-for-profit healthcare organization in greater Los Angeles allows patients to choose a closer doctor-patient relationship ​ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – February 4, 2025 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full-service concierge medical service provider, announces today that David M.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

JANUARY 21, 2025

Patients can choose a more personalized approach to managing their cardiology care ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – January 21, 2025 – Concierge Choice Physicians (CCP), the nation’s leading full- service concierge medical service provider, today announced that Thomas P. The patient decides what’s right for them.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

JUNE 16, 2023

Navigating the complexities of insurance and healthcare costs can be overwhelming for patients. Understanding your insurance coverage, managing medical bills, and finding affordable healthcare options are essential for maintaining your health without breaking the bank.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

JANUARY 28, 2025

The physician continues to accept insurance and government programs, as before. They receive enhanced support and service from staff members, and medical advocacy and coordination with other health providers the patient may see. Caruso is now one of nine physicians at Heart Specialists of Sarasota to offer CCP’s Hybrid Choice.

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The Health Policy Exchange

JUNE 24, 2013

Forty years ago, Eric Redman's classic book The Dance of Legislation provided a compelling "insider's account" of how the U.S. Currently, the collective impacts of the individual and employer mandates and guaranteed insurance issue provisions of the Affordable Care Act on underserved communities remain uncertain.

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Concierge Choice Physicians

MARCH 24, 2025

Many seemed to blame physicians as much as insurers and the government for everything they experience as wrong in healthcare, from long waits to Covid-19. They want time to spend with patients, to find the root cause of illness, provide lifestyle support, and help with treatment compliance. But what can be done?

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 8, 2025

Evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake A recent systematic review provides an overview of evidence-based strategies for increasing vaccine uptake and indicates that multi-component interventions are more effective than single-component interventions.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come. Our physicians provide these services with sensitivity and thoroughness. This includes: Evidence-based screenings recommended by the U.S.

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The Health Policy Exchange

MARCH 26, 2014

is actually experiencing a physician shortage that will worsen with population growth, the aging of the baby boomer generation, and an influx of newly insured from the Affordable Care Act. Projecting future physician workforce needs is a challenging calculation that must take multiple variables into account to avoid missing its mark.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Joseph, the family medicine practice is committed to providing exceptional, affordable, patient-centered primary care in SW Michigan without reliance on insurance companies for payment of services. Joseph followed a traditional fee-for-service model, billing insurance companies for patient care. Joseph, P.C.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Since she was still working, she thought her employer health insurance plan would cover her. This time, though, the insurance coverage wasn’t routine. Diamond contacted several people at UnitedHealthcare before she found out why the insurer refused to pay her claims. The bills totaled more than $100,000.

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Plum Health

AUGUST 30, 2024

Read on to see how you can navigate insurance or skip the headache entirely by joining with a Direct Primary Care membership to Plum Health. Depending on your insurance plan, you might run into issues like formulary exclusions (where your plan doesn't cover Ozempic at all) or high copayments that make it difficult to afford.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 10, 2025

He provides Kate with a free, evidence-based app called MealMate, designed to assist in maintaining a healthy diet. In addition to the app, Kate’s doctor provides her with a health coupon code that grants a significant discount on a wearable sensor. When we discuss digital health, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 19, 2025

It has already been adopted across healthcare institutions in Hong Kong as well as by multinational health insurer Bupa. Recently, a new trend has emerged where artificial intelligence (AI)-based apps are detecting vital signs as well as possible illness indicators from patients’ faces alone.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Key Features of Subscription Primary Care Unlimited Visits : You’re generally not charged per visit, so you don’t have to worry about co-pays each time you see your provider. Direct Access to Your Doctor : Many DPC providers limit their patient load, meaning you get more face-to-face time with your doctor, often with little to no wait time.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 20, 2025

Its expertise shapes clinical guidance, insurance coverage and public health programs including the Minnesota Vaccines for Children Program (MnVFC). MDH continues to offer up-to-date resources for health care providers and the public. Call to Action The MAFP urges members to speak out.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

It will break language barriers These M-LLMs will easily facilitate communication between healthcare providers and patients who speak different languages, translating between various languages in real time. The latest – and perhaps biggest – hit was the announcement of ChatGPT-4o from OpenAI.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Because of remote monitoring, patients in the USA can monitor their blood sugar at home and talk to health experts in real time. The article goes into detail about remote monitoring, its advantages, and how you can begin using it. What Is Remote Blood Sugar Monitoring? Definition and how it works Devices used (e.g.,

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 27, 2024

" The Gilded Age of Medicine is Here ," announced the title of a recent New Yorker article about the tactics of private equity firms that provide infusions of cash to struggling hospitals in order to extract hundreds of millions of dollars in profits by slashing costs to the bone and endangering the health of patients. Nevertheless, the U.S.

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Dr. Zaar

MAY 20, 2025

Today, virtual care provides quick, convenient access to expert endocrinologists. Costs vary depending on the platform, province, and whether you have got insurance insurance. Private insurance frequently covers extra offerings or medicinal drugs prescribed. What Is Hormonal Therapy? It is easy to start.

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NPR Health - Shots

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A youth mental health crisis and a shortage of therapists and other care providers who take insurance are pushing many U.S. families into financial ruin. But it's rarely acknowledged as medical debt. Image credit: Jesse Zhang for NPR and KHN)

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Plum Health

JULY 6, 2023

Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. DPC and Subscription-based Primary Care are healthcare delivery models where a provider offers unlimited specified routine healthcare services for a monthly fee. As of 2019, 49.6%

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Ask for Recommendations When you’re looking for a hormone doctor, people you trust can provide valuable recommendations. Even if they don’t have the same condition as you, they can provide information about things like the doctor’s reputation or bedside manner. While reviews are useful, remember to take them with a grain of salt.

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Plum Health

JUNE 9, 2025

This practice model allows me to provide more personalized accessible care without the constraints of traditional insurance, offering longer visits, easier communication, and a stronger focus on patient care. ” — Donovan Ogboh, DO Enroll With Dr. Ogboh Now What Is Plum Health Direct Primary Care? Learn more about DPC

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 15, 2025

For some, that involves providing high-quality care to individual patients. PACT provides continuing education opportunities to help employees learn new skills and stay up-to-date in their fields. Life insurance: Life insurance offers a lump sum payment to a person of your choice if you pass away.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Writing in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, two telemedicine experts and a historian at Johns Hopkins Medicine say audio-only telephone visits are an essential link to health care providers for patients without access to video visit options.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There has been a lot of debate recently about the quality, safety and cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services. Some of it relates to the types of providers people purchase services from.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

PATHWEIGH is an integrated approach to support primary care practices in delivering evidence-based weight management and includes modifications to the EpicTM medical record for guidance on treatment alternatives, support for provider-patient communication, billing and coding support, and a new visit type called a Weight Prioritized Visit (WPV).

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Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

For instance, if you’re running low on a critical medication like an antidepressant and can’t get in to see your regular provider, urgent care can help bridge the gap. At urgent care, we were able to assess her situation, provide a short-term prescription, and refer her to follow-up care with a mental health professional.

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Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Since we are not signed up with any health insurance companies (We charge patients a monthly fee), we don’t have any pressure from insurance companies or healthcare systems to see an unreasonable number of patients per day. A third barrier is that insurance companies often do not pay for nutrition counseling.

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Noreta Family Medicine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

He states, “we provided accessible, affordable, very high-quality care and we made a living at it.” Nowadays, instead of directly charging a patient before they leave the office, most primary care offices file a health insurance claim and the patient may not receive a bill, and the office may not be paid for months or years!).

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Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Misconception #1: DPC Adds Extra Costs to Existing Health Insurance The fact is, for employers operating self-funded programs, the DPC investment redirects claims costs. Misconception #2: DPC Mandates a Switch in Primary Care Providers (PCP) Employees aren't required to change their PCP under the employer-sponsored DPC model.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This concern is in part due to the risk of replacing in-person visits, which are beneficial for building rapport in the mother-infant-provider relationship. Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use. Further, lower insurance reimbursement rates can limit its clinical use.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In recent years, one of the most intriguing shifts has been the rise of concierge medicine—a model that’s redefining how patients interact with their healthcare providers. As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting. What is Concierge Medicine? "A

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