President-elect Donald Trump took on pharmaceutical companies this week saying such companies were "getting away with murder" based on their pricing practices, according to Reuters.
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Shekhar Challa, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Topeka-based Kansas Medical Clinic.
Throughout the nation, anesthesiologists rank as the highest-paid job with surgeons trailing closely behind with an average annual salary of $247,520.
In its final MACRA rule, CMS added a new track, MSSP Track 1+ ACO, which aims to expand participation for providers, according to Lexology.
In December 2016, the American Academy of Family Physicians sent a letter to CMS with suggestions on its Medicare's 2017 hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ASC payment system final rule.
England's The Royal College of Surgeons awarded Foad Nahai, MD, the immediate past president of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, its highest honor, the Honorary Fellowship.
A study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Airway Management, warns anesthesiologists of using supraglottic airways in patients in a prone position, Anesthesiology News reports.
Twelve research firms gave Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg shares a "buy" rating, according to The Cerbat Gem.
Bloomfield, Conn.-based Cigna entered into a value-based agreement with San Diego's Scripps Health to offer employers value-based services.
Physician groups spanning the nation are voicing their opposition of Rep. Tom Price, MD, who is President-elect Donald Trump's primary pick for HHS secretary, according to MedPage Today.