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What the Affordable Care Act Means for Rheumatology

Bryn Nelson, PhD | January 1, 2014

Expected to flood the healthcare system with an influx of insured patients, Obamacare will likely exacerbate physician shortages, worsen capacity issues for many rheumatologists, and pressure providers to deliver a measurable quality of care, but analysts say rheumatology patients will benefit from expanded insurance coverage options

Is It Time to Reevaluate Your Physician Compensation Model?

Steven M. Harris, Esq. | December 1, 2013

Ongoing payment reform, healthcare consolidation forces rheumatology practices to reconsider ways doctors are paid

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: The Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Debate

Mary Beth Nierengarten | December 1, 2013

Discussion by rheumatologists on the merits of biologics vs. triple therapy for patients with RA lends insight into therapeutic alternatives

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Rheumatology Year in Review

Mary Beth Nierengarten | December 1, 2013

Progress in treatments for pediatric rheumatic diseases, collaborative clinical trials, and personalized therapeutic approaches highlight the past year in rheumatology

2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting: Advances in Genomic Research Demystify, Defeat Disease

Susan Bernstein | December 1, 2013

Researcher J. Craig Venter, PhD, explains how technological progress in metabiomics may enable scientists to create synthetic, engineered bacteria to counter diseases and manufacture virus-fighting vaccines where they are needed

Time Is Right to Join RheumPAC

James Engelbrecht, MD | December 1, 2013

We need your help building relationships with Congressional leaders to advance patient care, support research, and promote value of rheumatology

Rheumatology Research Foundation Grant Aids Investigations Into Rheumatoid Arthritis

Staff | December 1, 2013

Funds help scientists explore role of neutrophil extracellular traps in the pathogenesis of RA

President’s Perspective: ACR Addresses Reform of Sustainable Growth Rate Formula

Joseph Flood, MD | December 1, 2013

The College’s multi-pronged plan to replace flawed SGR payment system requires continued support from rheumatologists, healthcare professionals

Genetic Link Between Cellular Cholesterol Homeostasis and Energy Metabolism

Lara C. Pullen, PhD | November 19, 2013

A new study suggests that GATM may serve as the functional link between the ability of statins to lower cholesterol and their ability to cause statin-induced myopathy. (posted Nov. 19)

Ethics Forum: Difficult Parents and Termination of Care in Pediatrics

Lawrence K. Jung, MD | November 1, 2013

A pediatric rheumatologist faces continuity of care issues for a patient with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis whose parents are disruptive to the medical practice