Practice Management News

Today, the ACP released a new policy agenda containing several recommendations for Congress to improve American health care.

Due to its high sugar and calorie content, in addition to its lack of protein and fiber, fruit juice should not be given to infants younger than 1 year, according to a joint AAP policy statement from the Committee on Nutrition and the Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis Testing Day are observed annually in May to raise awareness of the disease and encourage clinicians to test priority populations.

A new survey shows that the majority of U.S. doctors do not like President Donald J. Trump’s job performance when it comes to health care policy, and think that the future of health care looks bleak for both medical professionals and patients.

To mark Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19, two physicians’ organizations are directing clinicians to the CDC’s newest guide to hepatitis C virus testing.

PHILADELPHIA — The key issue in opioid abuse is that addiction thrives among populations marked by violence, homelessness and employment, according to a speaker at Modern Healthcare’s Healthcare Issue Briefings. The topic of the briefing was seeking solutions to the opioid crisis using a population health approach.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on funding for the NIH. In opening remarks, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies acknowledged the importance of investing in NIH.

Generic direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus may not only be cost effective, but save money over 10 years compared with management of the virus, according to a recently published model.

AMA recently penned a letter to Senate leaders advocating protection for patients at risk of losing health insurance coverage as the Senate begins considering health system reform, according to a press release.

After the Delaware Court of Chancery denied Anthem’s request for a temporary restraining order to halt Cigna from ending the proposed merger of the two insurance giants, Anthem announced it was terminating its agreement with Cigna, according to a press release. AMA called the termination a “clear victory.”