The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix Student Publication
Jason Singh
Jason Paul Singh is a student at The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, class of 2020. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor with a BS in economics. His academic interests include alternative healthcare models and methods to improve efficiency in medicine. In his spare time, Jason enjoys traveling, reading and running. Please feel free to contact him at jpsingh[at]email.arizona.edu with any questions or comments.
CMS is proposing a controversial change to Medicare reimbursements beginning in 2019, known as the site-neutral payment policy. Under the policy, Medicare would reimburse outpatient services at the same rate as inpatient services. Currently, providers are reimbursed at...
When the Affordable Care Act was created, it included a provision referred to as “cost-sharing reductions” for households that had an annual income 100-250% the federal poverty level (e.g., $24,600 to $61.500 for a family of four). The...
Last week, Florida joined a growing list of states passing legislation that recognizes a novel approach to healthcare: direct primary care (DPC). What is DPC? In short, it is primary care where patients pay a monthly fee to...
After completing four grueling years of medical education, a select cohort of highly talented individuals attain the honor of calling themselves doctors. However, their training is far from complete as their residency will require another three to seven...
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare industry has seen a flurry of changes ranging from mandated health insurance to the use of electronic recordkeeping. Most recently, MACRA has hospitals scrambling to become compliant with...
With the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) about to take effect next January, only half of US physicians report being familiar with the impending legislation [1]. While some are aware that the traditional fee-for-service...
