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Fifty-six percent of physicians in a Merritt Hawkins survey support a single-payer healthcare model, while 41% oppose it.  

Visit http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/physician-leaders/survey-most-docs-back-single-payer to view the full article online.

 
Concerns over the cost of health care and apparent lower health outcomes in the United States compared to other developed countries have significantly influenced program development by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Editor’s note: Read APMA measures included in proposed rule for MACRA for 2018. Learn more about MACRA at www.apma.org/macra.

Visit https://www.healthcare-informatics.com/article/value-based-care/doing-right-thing-era-macra-role-care-coordination to view the full article online.

 
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New research indicates telemedicine consults for specialty referrals could improve much-needed access for Medicaid populations.

Editor's note: See APMA’s Medicaid resources at APMA.org.

Visit https://mhealthintelligence.com/news/telemedicine-could-help-medicaid-patients-with-specialty-access to view the full article online.

 
An industry expert advised practices to develop physician-led MACRA implementation teams that emphasize clinical documentation improvements for MIPS success.

Editor’s note: Learn more about MACRA, MIPS and APMs at http://www.apma.org/macra.

Visit https://revcycleintelligence.com/news/physician-expert-clinical-documentation-key-to-mips-success to view the full article online.

 
Physician practices are racking up dollars trying to comply with new and existing federal regulations, according to a new Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) survey.

Editor’s note: Read APMA recommendations to CMS to fix regulatory burdens and increase CMS Flexibilities and Efficiencies.

Visit http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/practices/nearly-half-practices-spend-more-than-40k-per-doc-to-comply-federal-regulations to view the full article online.

 
Premiums for a popular type of individual health plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop "Obamacare" payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

Visit http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/report-higher-premiums-trump-halts-obamacare-subsidies-49235242 to view the full article online.

 
What Patients are Reading
Recently, I fulfilled a longtime dream of mine: I went shoe-shopping with a podiatrist. 

Visit http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2017/08/tips_i_learned_shoe_shopping_with_a_podiatrist.html to view the full article online.

 
A fungal nail infection might seem very minor in the grand scheme of health conditions – but these stubborn infections can really have an impact. Yes with Editor’s note: See antifungal products awarded APMA’s Seal of Acceptance/Approval.

Visit https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2017/08/09/news/feet-getting-you-down-here-are-some-tips-for-tackling-fungal-nail-infections-1101230/ to view the full article online.

 
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Path-breaking podiatric treatments with autologous cell therapies and 3 D orthotics are now offering permanent solutions to chronic and common foot ailments. 

Visit http://drprem.com/health/when-someone-you-love-suffers-from-addiction to view the full article online.

 
If you have diabetes, you have probably noticed that it affects your health in many ways. 

Visit http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/lifestyles/diabetes-and-how-affects-feet/7hgvcTTJN1Z7mQteN5vn3L/ to view the full article online.

 
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the deadline from Wednesday to September 5 for insurers to finalize their premium rates for the Affordable Care Act marketplace. 

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-extends-aca-premium-rate-filing-deadline-due-account-csr-risk-adjustment-methodology to view the full article online.

 
A recent Health Affairs study found most respondents think price shopping for care is important, but only 13% of respondents said they researched out-of-pocket costs before getting care.

Visit http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/survey-most-americans-not-comparing-prices-for-healthcare/449284/ to view the full article online.

 
Late-career physicians are hesitant to retire due to fear of missing the field they love, a new study from CompHealth finds. 

Visit http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/population-health/physicians-hesitant-retire-study-finds to view the full article online.

 
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