Insurance companies that require doctors to ask permission before performing treatment negatively affect patient care, a survey shows, and most doctors wish the system was automated.

Congress has put the health care for older Americans on Medicare at “grave risk” by not stopping the 21% cut in doctor’s payments for serving the federal program, the American Medical Association warned.

Insurance plans that encourage members to obtain care from doctors who keep medical costs lower are relying on unreliable estimates of doctors’ performance, which in turn could eliminate the anticipated savings, according to a new study.

The new president of the American Medical Association appears to have confused or complicated the organization’s position on a public health insurance option during a CNN interview.

Dr. J. James Rohack, …  Read →