KevinMD.com

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Introduction It is no secret that the U.S. medical system fails to treat all patients equally. Those with Medicaid often lack access to the same primary care and subspecialty clinics as those with Medicare or private insurance and face longer wait times. Medicaid is jointly funded by the states and federal government. The solution is Read more To boost primary care physician pay, Congress should change funding requirements for Medicaid state-directed payments originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Medical Economics

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The lack of clarity around the role of APPs can create workplace friction

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Forbes Healthcare

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

1300 probationary workers at the Center for Disease Control are being let go by the Trump administration, threatening public health and science.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

In a NYTimes op-ed by former NCI and NIH director, and Nobel Laureate, Harold Varmus, Varmus argues that future NIH director Jay Bhattacharya is wrong to tie NIH funding to academic freedom. He calls the plan “outlandish” Varmus’ claim begs the questions: What is academic freedom? Is there a public interest to incentivize universities that honor it?

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