Dr. Mara Holton discusses LUGPA's recent policy victories, upcoming challenges

The bill, H.R. 2474, would tie the Medicare physician fee schedule to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), something the AACU and the AMA have long supported

"This year's Summit was one of the biggest and most exciting so far," says Kevin Koo, MD, MPH.

Telemedicine risks can be managed by staying informed and educated.

Based on 5- and 10-year study periods, physicians with single or multiple paid medical malpractice claims “were shown to have a greatly elevated risk of having additional paid claims during a future period,” the authors wrote.

While AI is promising, there are potential legal and ethical challenges that must be addressed, according to the experts.

"The AACU joined 1 effort calling for the administration to remove the directive that arbiters anchor their determination to the qualifying payment amount, and instead let them consider all allowable information submitted by the parties to support their offer," says Ross E. Weber of the AACU.