An article published today at the Health Affairs blog compares the costly and chaotic rollout the Affordable Care Act to the efficient 1966 implementation of Medicare. It ...
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By Franklin J. Rooks Jr., PT, MBA, Esq. Introduction The Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited and enumerated ...
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By Lauren Fifield The New Year will bring with it a host of Meaningful Use changes. Is your medical practice prepared for the new Stage ...
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By Patricia A. Costante As we approach 2014, the watershed year for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) implementation, great uncertainty remains about ...
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What to Do NOW to Save $10,000-$25,000 or more on Your 2013 Taxes By Carole C. Foos, CPA David B. Mandell, JD, MBA As we ...
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By Franklin J. Rooks Jr., PT, MBA, Esq. Many physicians have come to the conclusion that some insurance contracts aren’t worth having. More and more ...
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The most common medical practice size is 2,000 to 3,000 patients. With so many patients to see, a doctor has limited time to spend on ...
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By David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Carole Foos, CPA As a physician, do you realize that, after the new tax increases for 2013 — between ...
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