With the red tape of health insurance already causing frustration for millions of Americans, doctors are helping to shed light on a common industry practice: downcoding. Insurance companies change ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: Our colleague Julie Wernau covers health and medicine. And for the ...

Hospital-owned physician practices continue to grow as doctors steadily move away from private practice, citing significant financial and regulatory challenges that make it difficult to stay ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization. A lot has been ...

Despite adding a partner to his practice and joining a group of independent physicians, Dr. Scott Anzalone is still unsure about his own retirement. For a long time, Dr. Scott Anzalone referred to ...