Physicians face a myriad of financial and legal risks not seen in many other professions, including malpractice lawsuits and personal liability. At the same time, while doctors are among the most ...

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 ...

Regarding “Haggling With Insurers Getting Worse, Doctors Say” (U.S. News, Dec. 13): Insurance-based rules have created many pain points for physicians trying to deliver routine office-based care.

In the beginning of the year, Dr. Terry Wagner’s office manager came to him and said “something weird is going on.” For weeks, the office manager told him, Wagner had been quietly underpaid by the ...

A new direct primary care practice in Vandalia is among a growing trend of independent doctors who don’t accept insurance in an effort to provide more personalized care to patients while avoiding the ...

Doctors say insurers are automatically downgrading their claims and paying less. Insurers say it’s their duty to prevent overbilling. In the beginning of the year, Dr. Terry Wagner’s office manager ...