Dallas lawmaker wants to keep telemedicine growing in Texas after COVID-19 with ‘pay parity’ bill
Physicians and patients like the convenience the practice brought during pandemic, but health plans say mandating reimbursement rates would interfere with its negotiated rates. Read Article
Texas physicians are losing money during the pandemic. They want lawmakers to make health insurers pay up.
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is also asking legislators to expand Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults and restore funding for a program that studied racial health disparities.
Texas physicians are losing money during the pandemic. They want lawmakers to make health insurers pay up.
The Texas Academy of Family Physicians is also asking legislators to expand Medicaid insurance coverage to low-income adults and restore funding for a program that studied racial health disparities. Read Article
CEO Spotlight with David Johnson: Dr. Christopher Crow
KRLD CEO Spotlight with Christopher Crow, M.D., CEO, Catalyst Health Network Listen to Podcast
Family doctor, employer groups join forces to replace fee-for-service-model
A national primary-care physician association and an employer group have teamed up to develop a care model that aims to shift away from fee-for-service reimbursement. Read Article
How should primary care physicians be paid?
Medical Economics spoke with Christopher Crow, MD, founder and CEO of Catalyst Health Network, to discuss the state of primary care reimbursement and what needs to change. Read Article
Why primary care needs a prospective payment model
Dr. Christopher Crow is out to prove that primary-care practices can thrive under value-based payment.
Dallas-Fort Worth family doctors have a financial plan for the pandemic — and the future
Many want to ditch fee-for-service and earn a monthly payment for keeping people healthy.
How New Practice Payment Strategies Can Help Hospitals Battle COVID-19
Making sure primary care physicians stay in business can free up hospitals to treat the most serious cases.
Coronavirus threatens to shutter doctor’s offices nationwide
As hospitals in California and across the country struggle with a surge of coronavirus infection patients, a second crisis is brewing in physicians’ offices, threatening to push the nation’s healthcare system further to the brink.