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State Medical Boards and Interstate Telemedicine in the Courtroom by Richman, Barak D

“…This Viewpoint examines physician licensure requirements administered by state medical boards and 2 lawsuits challenging the restrictions placed on interstate…”
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Hospital Consolidation and Physician Unionization by Schulman, Kevin, Richman, Barak

“…Most physicians now face the experience of being employees of hospitals or other large organizations. Unionization is a natural consequence of consolidation…”
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Telemedicine and Medical Licensure — Potential Paths for Reform by Mehrotra, Ateev, Nimgaonkar, Alok, Richman, Barak

“…The growth of telemedicine is seen by some physicians, academics, and policymakers as a silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic. Congress is considering bills…”
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Providing Responsible Health Care for Out-of-State Patients by Shachar, Carmel, Richman, Barak D, Mehrotra, Ateev

“…This Viewpoint discusses why the legality of calling patients located in another state has suddenly been called into question…”
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Health Regulation for the Digital Age — Correcting the Mismatch by Richman, Barak

“…Does it make sense that Alexa can remind me when I need to purchase more cereal but not when I need to take my insulin? Rather than applying ill-fitting old…”
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Are Patient Satisfaction Instruments Harming Both Patients and Physicians? by Richman, Barak D, Schulman, Kevin A

“…In this Viewpoint, Richman and Schulman argue that patient satisfaction surveys may not actually reflect clinical performance or assist efforts to improve…”
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The Rise and Potential of Physician Unions by Bowling, Daniel, Richman, Barak D., Schulman, Kevin A.

“…This Viewpoint discusses the potential increase in physician unions as a way to deal with conflicts between large hospital systems and physicians, as well as…”
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Restoring Physician Authority in an Era of Hospital Dominance by Richman, Barak D, Schulman, Kevin A

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Administrative Costs Associated With Physician Billing and Insurance-Related Activities at an Academic Health Care System by Tseng, Phillip, Kaplan, Robert S, Richman, Barak D, Shah, Mahek A, Schulman, Kevin A

“…IMPORTANCE: Administrative costs in the US health care system are an important component of total health care spending, and a substantial proportion of these…”
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Federal Trade Commission: A Relationship Gone Sour by Richman, Barak D, Adashi, Eli Y

“…This Viewpoint provides a brief history of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), describes the ways in which PBMs have acquired influence in the prescription drug…”
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Engaging Medicare Beneficiaries in Coverage Choices by Richman, Barak D, Schulman, Kevin A

“…This Viewpoint discusses the recently announced monthly Medicare Part B premium hike and the limited role beneficiaries play in decisions about their coverage,…”
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Challenges to Forming Physician Unions—Reply by Richman, Barak D, Schulman, Kevin A

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Do Patient Satisfaction Instruments Harm Patients and Physicians?—Reply by Richman, Barak D, Schulman, Kevin A

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Toward an Effective Innovation Agenda by Schulman, Kevin A, Richman, Barak D

“…Business innovation in the U.S. health sector has fundamentally failed, in part because it lacks a disciplined approach to meeting consumers’ needs. Addressing…”
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Still (at least) one decade behind: US competition policy in the healthcare industry by Richman, Barak D

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Reducing administrative costs in US health care: Assessing single payer and its alternatives by Scheinker, David, Richman, Barak D., Milstein, Arnold, Schulman, Kevin A.

“…Objective Excess administrative costs in the US health care system are routinely referenced as a justification for comprehensive reform. While there is…”
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The Curious Persistence of Site-Dependent Payments by Richman, Barak D, Plummer, Elizabeth, Bai, Ge

“…This Viewpoint considers supply- instead of buy-side pressure to address the inflated cost of basic health services provided by hospitals…”
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The Evolving Pharmaceutical Benefits Market by Schulman, Kevin A, Richman, Barak D

“…Schulman and Richman cite that pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs), a once obscure segment of the health care financing landscape, have become industrial…”
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Reassessing ACOs and Health Care Reform by Schulman, Kevin A, Richman, Barak D

“…Accountable care organizations (ACOs) were the cornerstone of the novel payment strategies for Medicare reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In an…”
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Collective bargaining: Physician unions and their implications for health care by Bowling, Daniel S., Richman, Barak D., Schulman, Kevin A.

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