5-day pill moves emergency contraception back to doctor's office When ella is available later this year, physicians will have to decide if prescribing the drug is right for them and their patients.
AMA, state societies back plan limiting insurers' administrative spending Insurance commissioners propose barring health plans from considering anti-fraud efforts, coding upgrades and some utilization review as medical expenditures.
GOVERNMENT & MEDICINE Go to section Fiscal 2011 spending bills likely put off until after elections Medicaid EMR guidelines spell out state help for doctors
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Go to section U.S. public health emergency plan calls for better vaccine production Most ED patients willing to wait longer to avoid nondoctor care
OPINION Go to section What editorial writers are saying about the Medicare trustees report
BUSINESS Go to section Med students open to learning via new media New tax rule targets salaries of health insurance executives NDM-1 superbug poses threat to medical tourists Practice Management - How to determine fair wages, benefits for medical practice staff
Medical homes for Medicaid The North Carolina model
Katrina's legacy Moving beyond the storm
Big and beleaguered WellPoint's bad image
Panel sets primary care standards for Medicare pay-for-performance Sept. 5, 2005
