W. Jerad Rissler

News Briefs - Patients First Act Would Tie Physician Pay to Inflation - New legislation introduced in the House by leaders of both parties' doctors' caucuses takes a crack at providers' long-requested overhaul of annual...more News Briefs - HHS Delays Overhaul of HIPAA Security Rule Until 2027 - Federal regulators have delayed a major overhaul of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule, pushing back final action on the...more News Briefs - Justice Department Charges 90 Doctors in Fraud, Abuse Schemes - In the Trump administration’s latest effort to crack down on fraud, the Justice Department unveiled charges against 455 people for their alleged...more News Briefs - Despite New Laws, Push to Expand Primary Care Doctors Wanes - Federal efforts to expand the number of primary care doctors in America have fallen short, a new study says. Overall, primary care positions...more