A new report developed by Jon Chilingerian, Ph.D., in coordination with Brandeis University and supported by the Physicians Foundation, examined the benefits of advanced physician leadership training that were unearthed after a two-day conference hosted by the University in the...

According to a new report developed by Lawrence Casalino, MD, and supported by the Physicians Foundation, physician practices spend 15.4 billion annually on quality reporting measures. While quality reporting metrics are not going away anytime soon, policy makers, health plans...

The Physicians Foundation “Medicare Watch List” Report examines the implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), enacted after the elimination of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. This new report analyzes how physicians may be...

The Physicians Foundation released a new report, titled “The Medicare Program: An Instrument for Change.” The report examines the Medicare program as a recent “instrument” of systemic reform, and considers the associated implications for physicians and the broader healthcare system....

The Physicians Foundation released the second installment in a series of reports on the Affordable Care Act coverage expansion and mandates. The report titled, “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Beyond the Horizon into 2015,”examines both the opportunities and...

The Physicians Foundation released the first installment in a series of reports on ACA coverage expansion and key mandates. The report, titled “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act From Theory to Boots on the Ground,” examines implementation of key...

10 Regulatory Irritants Driving Physicians Out of Independent Medical Practices With nearly 125,000 pages worth of Medicare regulations governing the U.S. healthcare system, physicians are confronted with overwhelming regulatory burdens that continue to erode their practice of medicine. A new...

Physicians Foundation Releases “Blueprint” for Improving U.S. Healthcare System Although coverage for 30 million Americans represents a significant ambition, a rapidly changing U.S. healthcare system is also causing challenges and concerns. The consolidation of regional hospital systems (including hospital acquisition...

The Physicians Foundation released the third installment in a series of comprehensive research reports regarding the ongoing regulatory changes affecting private practice. The report, titled “Healthcare Highway: Crossing the Election Divide,” provides an overview of ACA implementation and physician-focused policies,...

White Paper on Expanding Scope of Practice for Non-Physician Providers and Implications for Patients and U.S. Healthcare System The Physicians Foundation released a new white paper by Stephen Isaacs and Paul Jellinek titled, “Accept No Substitute: A Report on Scope...