A new federal law–the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014—is aimed at increasing veterans’ access to care by authorizing … Read More ›

The Veterans Administration (VA) recently announced a plan to improve veterans’ access to care that includes increasing loan repayment opportunities and physician salaries and hiring … Read More ›

As previously reported, the delegates at the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting in June voted  to work with state medical societies to create state-specific … Read More ›

Over the past months, the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) has been working with the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), Leading Edge PA, the … Read More ›

In an Aug. 4 news release, UPMC announced that, in an effort to share more and better information with consumers and increase transparency, it is … Read More ›

Consumers who use Highmark or UPMC for their health care services may see changes when the contract between the two expires Dec. 31, 2014. Patients may … Read More ›

On May 29, 2015, a Pennsylvania judge ruled that UPMC must continue to provide in-network services to members of Highmark’s Medicare Advantage plans per the … Read More ›

On July 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Requirements for … Read More ›