Nick Fisher

New Medicare Advantage Ratings Give Greater Weight to Clinical Outcomes, With Implications for Physician Networks

Oct 21, 2026

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New Medicare Advantage Ratings Give Greater Weight to Clinical Outcomes, With Implications for Physician Networks

Nick Fisher

BlackRock's $2.8 Billion CenterWell Investment Raises Questions for Independent Physicians.

Oct 21, 2026

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2 min read

BlackRock's $2.8 Billion CenterWell Investment Raises Questions for Independent Physicians.

Nick Fisher

New California Law Gives Physicians at Least 90 Days to Correct Certain Insurance Claims

Oct 21, 2026

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2 min read

New California Law Gives Physicians at Least 90 Days to Correct Certain Insurance Claims

Nick Fisher

New Federal Price-Transparency Rules Could Give Physicians Better Insurance Contracting Data

Oct 21, 2026

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2 min read

New Federal Price-Transparency Rules Could Give Physicians Better Insurance Contracting Data

Nick Fisher

Physicians face MIPS score review window as CMS proposes a 2029 reporting overhaul.

Oct 7, 2026

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1 min read

Physicians face MIPS score review window as CMS proposes a 2029 reporting overhaul.

Nick Fisher

Medi-Cal enrollment enforcement puts physicians and practice networks on notice.

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

Medi-Cal enrollment enforcement puts physicians and practice networks on notice.

Nick Fisher

Physician and health-plan groups challenge California’s MCO tax, putting payment priorities in focus.

Oct 7, 2026

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2 min read

Physician and health-plan groups challenge California’s MCO tax, putting payment priorities in focus.

Nick Fisher

Scripps–Anthem agreement preserves PPO/EPO access but excludes HMO plans

Oct 7, 2026

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1 min read

Scripps–Anthem agreement preserves PPO/EPO access but excludes HMO plans

Nick Fisher

AMA Launches Ethical AI CME as California Physicians Navigate AI Compliance Rules

Sep 23, 2026

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AMA Launches Ethical AI CME as California Physicians Navigate AI Compliance Rules

Nick Fisher

CMS proposal would cut payment for some same-day physician services

Sep 23, 2026

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2 min read

CMS proposal would cut payment for some same-day physician services

Nick Fisher

CPT 2027 Expands AI Coding and Changes Workflows Across Physician Specialties

Sep 23, 2026

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1 min read

CPT 2027 Expands AI Coding and Changes Workflows Across Physician Specialties

Nick Fisher

California Physicians Must Prepare as 2 Million Medi-Cal Patients Move to Fee-for-Service Jan. 1

Sep 23, 2026

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1 min read

California Physicians Must Prepare as 2 Million Medi-Cal Patients Move to Fee-for-Service Jan. 1

Nick Fisher

AI Scribes Save Doctors' Time. But Who Checks the Note?

Sep 9, 2026

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AI Scribes Save Doctors' Time. But Who Checks the Note?

Nick Fisher

Scripps, Financially Strong Today, Projects a Potential $100 Million Annual Financial Squeeze.

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

Scripps, Financially Strong Today, Projects a Potential $100 Million Annual Financial Squeeze.

Nick Fisher

New Prior Auth Data Raise a Bigger Question: How Much of the System Is Necessary?

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

New Prior Auth Data Raise a Bigger Question: How Much of the System Is Necessary?

Nick Fisher

Scripps Hospitals Build a Decade-Plus Record of National Recognition

Sep 9, 2026

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2 min read

Scripps Hospitals Build a Decade-Plus Record of National Recognition

Nick Fisher

XPRIZE Healthspan and UC San Diego Stein Institute Will Test Whether Longevity Treatments Improve Function—or Just Biomarkers

Aug 26, 2026

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1 min read

XPRIZE Healthspan and UC San Diego Stein Institute Will Test Whether Longevity Treatments Improve Function—or Just Biomarkers

Nick Fisher

San Diego’s Workforce Shortage Raises the Stakes in California’s AI-Therapy Debate

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

San Diego’s Workforce Shortage Raises the Stakes in California’s AI-Therapy Debate

Nick Fisher

New Medi-Cal Checks Could Disrupt Patient Coverage and Physician Workflows in San Diego

Aug 26, 2026

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1 min read

New Medi-Cal Checks Could Disrupt Patient Coverage and Physician Workflows in San Diego

Nick Fisher

For San Diego Physicians, Prior-Authorization Reform May Take More Than an EHR Upgrade

Aug 26, 2026

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2 min read

For San Diego Physicians, Prior-Authorization Reform May Take More Than an EHR Upgrade

Nick Fisher

Labor and Delivery Becomes the First Test of Sharp’s $100 Million-Plus Tri-City Promise.

Aug 12, 2026

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Labor and Delivery Becomes the First Test of Sharp’s $100 Million-Plus Tri-City Promise.

Nick Fisher

UCSD’s Capacity Crunch Drove Creation of a New Health System in North County

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

UCSD’s Capacity Crunch Drove Creation of a New Health System in North County

Nick Fisher

Graybill Reports 24% Drop in Medical Appointment No-Shows After AI-Enabled Overhaul—but Workflow Redesign May Matter as Much as the Technology.

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Graybill Reports 24% Drop in Medical Appointment No-Shows After AI-Enabled Overhaul—but Workflow Redesign May Matter as Much as the Technology.

Nick Fisher

Scripps Tops UC San Diego Health in Two Specialty Comparisons—but New U.S. News Methodology Complicates the Scorecard

Aug 12, 2026

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2 min read

Scripps Tops UC San Diego Health in Two Specialty Comparisons—but New U.S. News Methodology Complicates the Scorecard

Nick Fisher

Kaiser Advice Nurses Challenge Call Monitoring as California Weighs AI Guardrails

Jul 22, 2026

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Kaiser Advice Nurses Challenge Call Monitoring as California Weighs AI Guardrails

Nick Fisher

Nick Fisher

New Medicare Advantage Ratings Give Greater Weight to Clinical Outcomes, With Implications for Physician Networks

BlackRock's $2.8 Billion CenterWell Investment Raises Questions for Independent Physicians.

New California Law Gives Physicians at Least 90 Days to Correct Certain Insurance Claims

New Federal Price-Transparency Rules Could Give Physicians Better Insurance Contracting Data

Physicians face MIPS score review window as CMS proposes a 2029 reporting overhaul.

Medi-Cal enrollment enforcement puts physicians and practice networks on notice.

Physician and health-plan groups challenge California’s MCO tax, putting payment priorities in focus.

Scripps–Anthem agreement preserves PPO/EPO access but excludes HMO plans

AMA Launches Ethical AI CME as California Physicians Navigate AI Compliance Rules

CMS proposal would cut payment for some same-day physician services

CPT 2027 Expands AI Coding and Changes Workflows Across Physician Specialties

California Physicians Must Prepare as 2 Million Medi-Cal Patients Move to Fee-for-Service Jan. 1

AI Scribes Save Doctors' Time. But Who Checks the Note?

Scripps, Financially Strong Today, Projects a Potential $100 Million Annual Financial Squeeze.

New Prior Auth Data Raise a Bigger Question: How Much of the System Is Necessary?

Scripps Hospitals Build a Decade-Plus Record of National Recognition

XPRIZE Healthspan and UC San Diego Stein Institute Will Test Whether Longevity Treatments Improve Function—or Just Biomarkers

San Diego’s Workforce Shortage Raises the Stakes in California’s AI-Therapy Debate

New Medi-Cal Checks Could Disrupt Patient Coverage and Physician Workflows in San Diego

For San Diego Physicians, Prior-Authorization Reform May Take More Than an EHR Upgrade

Labor and Delivery Becomes the First Test of Sharp’s $100 Million-Plus Tri-City Promise.

UCSD’s Capacity Crunch Drove Creation of a New Health System in North County

Graybill Reports 24% Drop in Medical Appointment No-Shows After AI-Enabled Overhaul—but Workflow Redesign May Matter as Much as the Technology.

Scripps Tops UC San Diego Health in Two Specialty Comparisons—but New U.S. News Methodology Complicates the Scorecard

Kaiser Advice Nurses Challenge Call Monitoring as California Weighs AI Guardrails

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