Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

One in five women is likely to forgo additional testing after an abnormal finding on a screening mammogram if there is a deductible, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Data was collected from mailed quizzes, EHR utilization of smartphrases, and orders and from insurance claims. PHMs delivered a short (~15 minute) presentation with PowerPoint slides and handouts, participants were sent a quiz in 1 month, and a refresher presentation was delivered 1 month later.

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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. Anchored at 147 Peace Boulevard in St.

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 17, 2023

A study aiming to provide estimates of current dental amalgam placement in order to guide policy in the context of evolving materials/techniques as well as national phase down commitment was presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the AADOCR, held in conjunction with the 47th Annual Meeting of the CADR.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

The survey presented two patient vignettes and analyzed the respondents’ preferred treatment choices for patients with cardiac risk, use of cardioprotective strategies, post-treatment surveillance, and willingness to participate in clinical trials. 32% would routinely order a post-treatment echocardiogram.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Blood pressure control is a major quality KPI impacting reimbursement from insurers for primary care practices. Population: Adult patients 18-85 presenting for ambulatory care with initial BP 140/90. Study Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial.

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AMMD

APRIL 4, 2025

Your doctor can then measure the amounts of gases present. Small Intestine Fluid Culture Also known as jejunal aspiration, this type of test collects samples of fluid from the small intestine to test what types of bacteria are present. While these tests are incredibly helpful, many aren’t covered by insurance.

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Vascular Physician

JUNE 27, 2021

Varicose veins often present as blue, rope-like vessels under the skin usually in the legs and feet. Varicose veins are common and often present as rope-like blue vessels typically in the legs or feet. Varicose veins are oftentimes covered by insurance whereas spider veins typically are not since they tend to be cosmetic only.

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ABIM

MAY 18, 2025

Diagnostic delays, racial and ethnic health disparities, insurance barriers, and restricted access to appropriate treatments compound the emotional and physical burden of living with IBD. I now know that the symptom I initially presented with—perianal fistulas—was a hallmark of Crohn’s disease.

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Reflections of a Grady Doctor

JULY 30, 2019

My intern was presenting this patient to me at this exact time. I know if he was a white woman at Emory or even an insured black patient somewhere else, I probably wouldn't have suggested that. 12: 01 P.M. My tumbly was feeling pretty damn rumbly and lunch couldn't come soon enough. But we were almost there. Fairly straightforward.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Giant cell arteritis is one of the most common when we see it, particularly when it presents with signs and symptoms of head and neck ischemia. I always start with a thorough history, a focused clinical exam and labs like the ESR and CRP, and then I tailor further testing based on the presentation.

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CDOCS

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Presenting a budget-friendly monthly payment can make the conversation around treatment cost that much more productive. Patients deserve a more affordable option than paying out of pocket or using a credit card with a high interest rate, and dental practices deserve to focus on caring for patients, not payments.</span></p>

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

12, 2012). “[W]hen the circumstances surrounding the presentation of a prescription would give rise to suspicion in a ‘reasonable professional,’ there is a duty to question the prescription.” Holiday CVS, L.L.C. d/b/a CVS/Pharmacy, Nos. 219 and 5195; Decision and Order , 77 Fed. 62,316, 62,342 (Oct. Holiday CVS , 77 Fed. Complaint ¶ 62.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This time, John presents a case of diplopia to Valeria and Madellena. After college, she worked at Collective Health, a healthcare insurance technology company, and then completed her Master’s of Science in Global Health at UCSF where her research focused on understanding preferences for HIV care among people experiencing unstable housing.

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The Medical Futurist

MAY 12, 2025

By combining medication and technology packages, pharma companies can make their products stand out while being beneficial for both patients and insurance providers. As they can generally be accessed through a smartphone or web browser, they offer new levels of accessibility and privacy while also presenting minimal side effects.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2024

Coconut Grove had noted “verified” on the prescriptions which DEA found “is not sufficient to identify and resolve any red flags that may be present.” Alternating Between Cash and Insurance According to the government’s expert, patients paying for prescriptions with insurance and for others with cash is a red flag for those paid with cash.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 3, 2023

Although healthcare services are publicly funded, access to medications depends on private or public insurance and is linked with employment.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Both conditions can present with similar symptoms. Adolescents with GERD often present similarly to adults with heartburn and regurgitation as the primary complaints. And the presentation for GERD varies by age. Now there are some risk factors for GERD.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Effective and efficient management of multimorbidity presents a significant challenge for aging societies. Dataset: This study utilized the DeSC database, which includes health insurance claims data from multiple types of health insurers in Japan.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Instrument: Data was extracted from a detailed database of deliveries from May 2009 to the present. Race, ethnicity, high BMI, insurance, and primigravidity were not independently associated with sPTB. Setting: IHC, Iowa City, IA. Population Studied: We started with 29,620 deliveries at IHC between May 1, 2009, and May 31, 2023.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

The company works closely with a continuously growing number of insurance companies in Italy, Germany, the Czech Republic, the UK, in the Netherlands among others, as well as with companies offering this service to their employees. So far, this dermatology app has been used by 3.5 million instances globally by almost 2 million users.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. We work with most major insurance plans and offer transparent pricing options for self-pay patients.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 16 in Pediatrics , updated recommendations are presented for providing adolescent patients with contraceptive counseling and methods. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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Today's Hospitalist

JUNE 7, 2025

They presented a rapid clinical update Webinar in May 2025 hosted by the Society of Hospital Medicine. A lot of plans require a prior approval for each dose, and insurance plans are making access really difficult.” That’s according to two internists who work closely with hospitalized patients who take GLP-1s.

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ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Dr. McDonald spoke about ABIM’s work engaging early career physicians (those who earned initial certification within the last 10 years), including presentations and listening sessions at recent national meetings. Indicates that society representatives and guests were present for discussion of this agenda topic.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

As explained more fully below, CDC concedes that states, insurers, pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers have implemented laws, regulations and policies that have misapplied the 2016 guideline. 7,838 (Feb. 10, 2022); Dowell, Deborah, MD., et al, CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids-United States, 2022, CDC.

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ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Topics that came up in discussion included concerns around limited clinical trial access for patients in underserved populations, escalating costs and insurance challenges, such as shifting coverage policies. Indicates that society guests and other representatives were present for discussion of this agenda topic.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

And I’ve been to some presentations that use that same breaking bad news model for having these driving conversations, as are used in palliative care. Then some may not take insurance, and it might be an out-of-pocket cost, which maybe some people then won’t be able to afford and so forth. Absolutely. Emmy: Yeah.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And you could say the same thing about insurance companies. Insurance companies will pay for a lot of drugs that have really not a whole lot of evidence at a lot of costs. But to this day, I haven’t heard of an insurance company that’s willing to cover cannabis. There’s.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane: Thank you for having me. John: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

When you hear, “We need more money to pay for staff,” you have to say to yourself, “Where’s the money presently going?” It needs to be presented in a way that they can understand. Goal five is focused on quality insurance, so designing a more effective and responsive system of quality assurance.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The practice doesn't depend on the insurance company to say whether they will pay for a certain procedure or a particular test, and how much. With the direct primary care model, your insurance is used for what it is intended to cover: catastrophic health events, hospitalizations, specialist care, imaging, and surgery.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

And this seems very basic, but try it with your insurance agent or your pastor, you know, or your banker at 03:00 in the morning. And if you look at the increase, the steady increase since the 1960s till the present time of cremation in this culture, and cremation in this culture is only, what, 150 years old.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

And so I think one thing we really like about not having it scripted word for word is the opportunity to kind of flex into that moment and just be present and kind of try that out. It was all covered by my mom’s insurance. So that’s one difference. It’s usually the show is the stories alone. And they arrived one day.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. ” And we can offer things, someone presents with a nutritional need, but we can say, ask about, “Do you need grab bars in your shower? But, what you need is a community-based game there.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Right, my answer that brings us a little bit closer to the present than my childhood. Insurance companies. So Alan Schumann and Jim Burnett being two very prominent ones in neurology and both of whom I actually got to meet around then and got to talk with. Eric 10:26 Okay, that sounds better than harvest on a spectrum. Icus for beds.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

But also there’s also, because many more people… Oftentimes, when I’ll be at a meeting, if I’m presenting, I’ll ask for show of hands how many people have had experience with dementia. That never happens in CMS and other health insurance. Why do we need a story?” ” You know? Diane: Yeah.

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