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Government & Medicine 2000

Prudent layperson laws: When insurers don't comply - Dec. 25
AMA to fight interpreter regulations - Dec. 25
AMA takes on prescription drug cost growth - Dec. 25
AMA: Ignore OIG compliance plan model - Dec. 25
GAO report finds National Practitioner Data Bank physician records inaccurate, incomplete - Dec. 18
U.S. Supreme Court to tackle medical marijuana - Dec. 18
Prescription drugs: States act while Congress stalls - Dec. 18
New Labor Dept. rules call for faster HMO appeals - Dec. 11
Health groups unite on plan for uninsured: Insure low-wage workers - Dec. 11
Pennsylvania federal court dismisses HMO doctor incentive case - Dec. 11
Far-reaching public health law signed; will combat antimicrobial resistance and bioterrorism - Dec. 11
Doctors accused of kickbacks also face charges of fraud - Dec. 4
OIG gives physicians guidelines on avoiding fraud - Dec. 4
Health care issues didn't make or break this election - Nov. 27
Medicare audits: Pay it back now; prove your innocence later - Nov. 27
Universal health care, assisted suicide initiatives fail - Nov. 27
Physicians worry that HCFA payment decision will hurt care - Nov. 27
Hike in Medicare fee schedule good news for physicians - Nov. 20
Doctors resent being forced to find, pay for interpreters - Nov. 20
Patient protection bill reborn -- but fails crucial tests - Nov. 20
New E&M guideline design moves forward - Nov. 20
Needlestick prevention bill includes new workplace rules - Nov. 13
HMO lawsuits proceed; new inquiry seen - Nov. 13
Law boosts coverage, pay for veterans' care - Nov. 13
Clinical practice figures into Medicare coverage decision - Nov. 13
Price relief coming? Congress passes drug importation bill - Nov. 6
Medicaid expands care for breast, cervical cancer - Nov. 6
New chief Dr. Koski gets tough on research standards - Nov. 6
Latest health care policy adviser -- "Rex Morgan, MD" - Nov. 6
Quality of medicine a problem worldwide, doctors say - Nov. 6
Gore, Bush give stances on medicine - Oct. 23/30
First Medicare quality benchmark report is released - Oct. 23/30
Government maps plans for Medicare investigations - Oct. 23/30
Number of uninsured down, but struggle continues - Oct. 16
Medicare reform plans fall short of program salvation - Oct. 16
Court backs rapid evaluation of patients in restraints - Oct. 16
Congress pushes proposal in last-ditch attempt to resuscitate medical savings accounts - Oct. 9
HCFA won't punish doctors for long-living hospice patients - Oct. 9
Doctor data bank disclosure draws little support - Oct. 9
Health care issues heating up state ballot initiatives - Oct. 9
Alaska physicians settle FTC charges of price-fixing - Oct. 9
Medicare carriers told to drop "black box" coding edits - Oct. 2
Pressure intensifies for final action on patients' rights bill - Oct. 2
Bill offers physicians some relief from HCFA regulations - Oct. 2
Employers absorbing insurance cost hikes - Oct. 2
Medicare pay rate for cancer, hemophilia drugs preserved - Oct. 2
"Specialty vignettes" among doctor concerns in E&M debate at the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council - Sept. 25
Medicare's need for data keeps growing - Sept. 25
Doctor by day, candidate by night - Sept. 25
AMA renews attack on bill to open National Practitioner Data Bank - Sept. 25
Medicare Rx proposals stay in spotlight - Sept. 25
Doctors alerted to pitfalls in Medicare undercoding - Sept. 18
Guidance offered for patients who don't speak your language - Sept. 18
Rising care, drug costs trigger hikes in medigap insurance premiums - Sept. 18
Many states face loss of unspent SCHIP funds - Sept. 18
Medicaid rates may force doctors' exodus - Sept. 11
New rules expand stem cell research - Sept. 11
Surgery centers feeling the pain of Medicare pay rules - Sept. 11
Medicare HMOs said to be overpaid - Sept. 11
New guidelines aim to lessen audit woes - Sept. 4
New rule standardizes electronic transmissions - Sept. 4
Doctors losing key legislative contacts with term limits - Sept. 4
CLIA review may intensify in-office lab rules - Sept. 4
New private Medicare option is spreading - Sept. 4
The world's health care: How do we rank? - Aug. 28
Uninsured often get second-class care - Aug. 28
Moving toward Medicare coverage of trials - Aug. 28
Medicare outpatient pay spurs worries - Aug. 28
Immigrants swell ranks of uninsured - Aug. 21
Internet advertisers group agrees to new privacy rules - Aug. 21
HCFA backs off policy on injectable drugs - Aug. 21
Physicians compete for Medicare funds from budget surplus - Aug. 14
Amid naysayers, GOP extols private Medicare drug plan - Aug. 14
Outpatient clinics gird for Medicare pay change - Aug. 14
Employers mull cash in lieu of health insurance for workers - Aug. 14
HMO coalition claims proposal will reduce doctors' red tape - Aug. 7
New Medicare fee schedule irks doctors - Aug. 7
Federal appeals court dismisses PATH suit but leaves hope for challenge - Aug. 7
States use Medicaid re-enrollment to combat fraud - Aug. 7
Medicare at 35: Better than expected - July 31
Support grows for putting Medicare surplus in "lockbox" - July 31
States beat Congress in passing health laws - July 31
AMA cheers House passage of collective bargaining bill - July 24
Medicare drug benefit passes House; focus now on Senate - July 24
Physicians: Medicare nurse pay too broad - July 24
New bill fails to advance patient protections - July 24
Medicare managed care plans drop seniors -- again - July 24
Doctors still wary as HCFA releases new E&M guidelines - July 10/17
Va. high court favors peer review privacy - July 10/17
GOP calls for simplified Medicare appeals - July 10/17
AMA votes for insurance tax credits for the poorest - July 10/17
GOP unveils drug proposal - July 3
AMA to lobby for more Medicare pay for doctors - July 3
Safety bills take voluntary tack on reporting errors - July 3
HCFA defends role in Medicare red tape - July 3
OIG releases draft of its fraud and abuse guidelines - June 26
Justices validate HMO pay incentives - June 26
State legislatures cool to collective negotiation bills - June 26
Medicare wants to pay doctors less for some drugs - June 26
People happy with HMOs -- until they're sick - June 26
Patients failing to appeal conflicts with health plans - June 26
Proposal for Medicare coverage of clinical trials hailed - June 26
Physicians protest Medicare drug policy - June 19
AMA, TMA criticize Texas' legal settlement with Aetna - June 19
Medicare physician spending target too low -- MedPAC - June 19
Medicare choices shrink as HMOs pull out - June 19
Collective bargaining measure stalled on way to House vote - June 12
CMA sues health plans for racketeering - June 12
HHS plan aims to bolster human research safety - June 12
Insurance tax credits gaining attention - June 12
Merck boycott raises ethical questions - June 12
Doctors supportive but wary of Medicare drug coverage - June 5
Private insurer launches new Medicare plan option - June 5
Medicare rules can place a weighty burden on doctors - June 5
Mental health care still not seeing insurance parity - June 5
Kickbacks high on fraud radar - May 22/29
Clinton still trying for health care legacy - May 22/29
Managed care linked to insurance cost hike - May 22/29
Doctor wins hospital fight - May 15
Senate hearing tackles records confidentiality -- again - May 15
Physician-congressman opposes bill, so PAC opposes him - May 15
Researchers worry about privacy rules - May 8
Florida doctors, hospital in power struggle - May 8
Kids getting more public insurance, less private coverage - May 8
Texas surgeons settle price-fixing case - May 8
Lawyers tell managed care to watch out - May 1
Bush weighs in on affordable insurance - May 1
Physician groups caution against further GME cuts - May 1
House moves abortion method back to Congress' agenda - May 1
OIG report says clinical research subjects need stronger protection - May 1
States zero in on coverage for uninsured children - May 1
Aetna consents to physician contracting principles in Texas - April 24
Medicare pay is likely to rise next year - April 24
AMA secures changes to anti-suicide bill - April 24
Doctors warned of fraud liability - April 24
Treasury proposal leaves records bare - April 24
Physicians risk prosecution for selling drug samples - April 24
Medicare sound for now, but long-term outlook is gloomy - April 17
Antitrust relief moves a step closer to law - April 17
Report warns of breakdown of health care safety net - April 17
Doctors urge coverage of children's surgery - April 17
Scope remains patient protection obstacle - April 10
Georgia court rules physicians don't need to disclose drug use - April 10
Doctors urge national standards for Medicare carriers - April 10
Medicare drug coverage options considered - April 10
AMA aims at "not medically necessary" - April 10
AMA backs N.Y. surgeon in questioning plans' fee formula - April 3
Doctor's libel case putting privacy of peer review on trial - April 3
Health insurance proposals provide reform blueprint - April 3
Data bank overseer cautions against making it public - April 3
The uninsured: 44 million and counting ... - March 27
Medicare rules cited for fueling "improper" pay - March 27
HMOs score high on access but low on satisfaction - March 27
Legislators debate opening data bank to public scrutiny - March 20
Doctors have no legal duty to disclose incentives: AMA brief - March 20
Patients' rights bills enter negotiations - March 20
HHS wants Medicare pay suit dismissed - March 20
Changes may be due for sustainable growth rate - March 20
New federal data bank collecting, disclosing fraud actions - March 20
High court hears doctor incentive case - March 13
How to cover Medicare drugs? - March 13
Rental deals may be seen as kickbacks - March 13
New organ rule finally poised to take effect - March 13
Managed care plans shirk emergency care payments - March 13
Insurance access plans could backfire for patient rights - March 13
AMA: Limiting privileges hurts patients - March 6
Class action filed to secure prompt pay - March 6
Privacy concerns may spark congressional intervention - March 6
Medicare criticized for failing to measure fraud - March 6
More privacy sought as Clinton outlaws federal genetic bias - Feb. 28
United joins ranks of HMOs under fire - Feb. 28
HCFA: Medicare will pay for multiple, same-day consults - Feb. 28
Clinton budget boosts efforts to combat Medicare fraud - Feb. 21
Feds try new tack in charging doctor with upcoding - Feb. 21
Clinton's proposal on records privacy whips up debate - Feb. 21
CDC sees more money, and more scrutiny over spending - Feb. 21
Congress eyes dropping Medicare bonuses - Feb. 21
OIG: Medicare HMOs' administrative spending excessive - Feb. 21
Momentum builds for adding drug coverage to Medicare - Feb. 14
Clinton, GOP pledge action on uninsured, patient protection - Feb. 14
High court case alters landscape for financial disclosure - Feb. 14
Increasing health woes can collide with decreasing coverage for care - Feb. 14
Civil fraud suit seeks millions from physicians - Feb. 14
Study: Enrolling in Medicaid too complex - Feb. 14
HCFA urged to wait on reimbursement ruling - Feb. 14
Clinton aims at health reform legacy - Feb. 7
Specialty societies sue HCFA over denial of staff time pay - Feb. 7
Physician prevails in fight to protect patients' privacy - Feb. 7
AMA: Keep patients out of fraud probe - Jan. 31
Groups seek common ground on uninsured - Jan. 31
Physician volunteers "Reach Out" to care for thousands of uninsured - Jan. 31
Two rulings highlight ERISA complexities - Jan. 31
PAs welcome Medicare expansion, but don't want autonomy - Jan. 31
Evading an emergency call can put doctors in legal peril - Jan. 24
Question of Medicare reform up for grabs - Jan. 24
Democrats issue grassroots call for patient rights bill - Jan. 24
Nonphysicians gain clout - Jan. 17
Medicare pushed to cover prevention - Jan. 17
Practice split leads to ugly legal battle - Jan. 17
High court to consider clinic buffer zones - Jan. 17
AMA driving election debate - Jan. 3/10
Antitrust reform advocate turns to AMA - Jan. 3/10
AMA cheers flop of Medicare bidding project - Jan. 3/10
More oversight urged for diet supplements - Jan. 3/10
AMA asks government to halt fraud raids - Jan. 3/10
AMA approves new policy on medical records privacy - Jan. 3/10

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Professional Issues 2000

Doctors ask AMA to assure some privacy for their prescription pads - Dec. 25
AMA delegates confront membership worries - Dec. 25
Been there: When cancer strikes a physician - Dec. 25
AMA eyes over-the-counter access for emergency contraception - Dec. 25
AMA may seek legislation on provisional credentialing - Dec. 25
World Medical Assn. adopts new research standard that puts patients first - Dec. 18
Web sites forming CME partnerships - Dec. 18
Physician groups brace for allied scope-of-practice incursion - Dec. 11
Medical schools: Changing times, changing curriculum - Dec. 11
ADA thwarts discrimination by health plans - Dec. 11
Harvard teaching hospital may have to cut residencies - Dec. 11
AMA to consider ethics of xenotransplantation - Dec. 11
New Jersey scam squashed before doctors tell all their personal information - Dec. 4
Separation of conjoined twins in England leaves lingering questions in United States. - Dec. 4
Leapfrog business group wants to jump-start patient safety initiatives - Dec. 4
More doctors following trend to unionize - Nov. 27
Getting CME credit online - Nov. 27
AAP sets up online CME offerings - Nov. 27
Florida lifts ban on in-office surgery with new safeguards - Nov. 27
New software helps track patients' pain - Nov. 27
Crackdown on drug-addicted pregnancies draws concern - Nov. 20
HMOs, not physicians, have to tell about deals - Nov. 20
Union can stay at N.Y. hospital - Nov. 20
Pathologists launch outcomes research - Nov. 20
More clinics integrating traditional, alternative approaches to health care - Nov. 13
Extra embryos: What is their future? - Nov. 13
Regulators look at ways to control office-based surgery - Nov. 13
Illinois court says HMO can't use ERISA to refuse to pay - Nov. 13
Collective bargaining bill dies; supporters vow to try again - Nov. 6
Businesses lure more doctors from practice - Nov. 6
N.Y. court backs physician's judgment over HMO rule - Nov. 6
TMA OKs suing insurers over late physician payments - Nov. 6
Feds seize medical license as property - Oct. 23/30
RU-486 approval redraws abortion practice - Oct. 23/30
Getting prescriptions to the people - Oct. 23/30
Federal loan repayment fund broke -- once again - Oct. 23/30
Pediatric hospital stay goals questioned - Oct. 16
Expanded genetic testing carries new legal risks - Oct. 16
AAFP objects to questionable gifts from drug reps - Oct. 16
Florida to get new med school; enrollment starts in 2001 - Oct. 16
Organized medicine tries to cope with a fractured Federation - Oct. 9
La. verdict against peer review is reversed - Oct. 9
Teaching hospitals provide better care - Oct. 9
Alliance renews call to SAVE children - Oct. 9
Leaders ponder focus of patient safety - Oct. 9
CME success stories translate into better patient care, results - Oct. 2
New AAFP official brings on-the-job perspective - Oct. 2
Texas ruling skirts issue of who controls HMO physicians - Oct. 2
British physicians wary about National Health Service proposal - Oct. 2
Former resident Swango pleads guilty to killing three patients - Oct. 2
Ross University denied student loans for course in Miami - Oct. 2
Number of residents rising in U.S. hospitals - Oct. 2
A family of physicians - Sept. 25
Managed care sees large gains in key quality areas - Sept. 25
Physician layoffs averted at Texas medical school - Sept. 25
Getting tough on alternative medicine - Sept. 18
Washington physicians told: Write prescriptions legibly - Sept. 18
NCQA expands accreditation to include PPOs - Sept. 18
PRN files petition for union of residents at Illinois hospital - Sept. 11
Working with managed care can take a toll - Sept. 11
Bringing light to dying - Sept. 11
Play shares one patient's experience of dying - Sept. 11
Ban continues on Florida office surgery; settlement nixed - Sept. 11
Groups challenge criminal drug testing during pregnancy - Sept. 11
Florida bans some office-based surgeries - Sept. 4
Doctors may face liability risks in bidding for patients on Web auction sites - Sept. 4
Oklahoma closes its emergency medicine program - Sept. 4
Ross University students may not get loans for semester in Miami - Sept. 4
When it comes to diet and exercise, physicians need to practice what they preach - Aug. 28
Mississippi to license physician assistants - Aug. 28
New laws let doctors say "I'm sorry" for medical mistakes - Aug. 21
Broadening the role of forgiveness in medicine - Aug. 21
Ross medical students will spend a semester in Florida - Aug. 21
CME sleuths: Some continuing medical education classes under scrutiny - Aug. 14
California law facilitates advance directives for end-of-life medical care - Aug. 14
Money, responsibility key to alleviating nursing shortage - Aug. 14
In memoriam: Robert W. Riley - Aug. 14
Malpractice perils mounting - Aug. 7
Ohio hospital closure sends residents scrambling for slots - Aug. 7
AMA seeks lifetime membership commitment - Aug. 7
Certification woes: No boards, no income - July 31
Developing rules for the Web - July 31
Report cards in the works for primary care physicians - July 31
California high court to ponder rights on medical decisions - July 31
Physicians enticed into early retirement - July 24
Supreme Court rulings on abortion reinforce physicians' right to make medical decisions - July 24
New York bill opens up doctor malpractice data online - July 24
Physician extenders in greater demand - July 24
Community-based clinical trials: Trials and tribulations - July 10/17
Patients should be the ones to profit from trials - July 10/17
Delegates debate strategy on error reports - July 10/17
AMA house welcomes new leaders - July 10/17
AMA votes for patient access to sterilization - July 3
Patient-physician bond gets scrutiny - July 3
Delegates say capital punishment not a medical issue - July 3
House of Medicine finds room for a public representative - July 3
CME focus on professional development, ethics of gifts - July 3
Home is where the art is - June 26
Ross med school sold; no Wyoming campus now - June 26
Joint Commission increases focus on pain management - June 26
Coalition proposes pay based on quality - June 19
New studies refocus the spotlight on end-of-life care - June 19
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia: Celebrating a historic place - June 12
Legal system could offer safety incentives - June 12
Physicians can now earn CME through writing, teaching - June 12
Medical errors, governance likely to engender debate - June 12
Calif. court: Plans can't drop physicians without reason - June 5
Board certification rule causes N.Y. practices to suffer - June 5
AMA executive moves on for "second career" - June 5
Massachusetts project aims to sharpen doctor profiles - May 22/29
Dr. Smoak: Cultivating community - May 22/29
Maine voters face decision on doctor-assisted suicide - May 22/29
JAMA issues warning to academic health centers - May 22/29
AMA delegates to choose new officers in June - May 22/29
Physicians urged to make concrete changes on safety - May 15
Suit challenges huge gift to Wisconsin medical schools - May 15
Physicians torn between two loyalties - May 15
Texas board attempts to discipline medical director - May 8
Resident dismissal: Suing the system - May 8
Gene therapy group adopts stringent rules on financial ties - May 8
FSMB developing guidelines for complementary care - May 8
Med students can learn from bad examples - May 8
Licensing officials launch clinical assessment center - May 1
Doctor sanctions level off; boards try preventive tack - May 1
Patients, doctors talking more about alternative care - May 1
FSMB to form guidelines on integrative care - May 1
Some doctors feel they must "game the system" - May 1
Hollywood medicine: Examining the movies - April 24
Faculty cuts weighed at Texas med school - April 24
GME helps community -- and bottom line - April 24
More residency directors quitting - April 17
Physicians honored for exemplary service to patients - April 17
A lesson plan for faculty practice - April 10
Must assisted suicide be only doctor assisted? - April 10
Internet disciplinary reports likely for N.Y. physicians - April 10
Immortality quest raises ethical concerns - April 3
Match Day 2000: Primary care still passed over - April 3
Treatment alleviates impairments -- if doctors get it - April 3
Most foreign-born doctors flunk Florida test -- again - April 3
Indian physicians aim to export medical advances - April 3
Lawsuit puts spotlight on hospital discharge criteria - March 27
Drug reps targeting nonphysicians - March 27
Acting in the ER - March 27
AMAP's demise leaves void in physician evaluation - March 27
Medical mistakes generating widespread attention - March 27
Volume-based quality reports anger N.Y. doctors - March 20
Doctor faces charges for allegedly undertreating pain - March 20
ACGME, AMA bury hatchet on issue of independence - March 20
Mandatory reports cloud error plan - March 13
Medical training: Primary push - March 13
Doctors in Oregon aided 27 suicides last year - March 13
Many residents waiting for licensure - March 13
More residencies cited for work violations - March 6
Gene therapy fosters hope - March 6
VA Web site program shares lessons learned to improve care - March 6
Intense scrutiny confronts gene therapy - Feb. 28
Dr. Adelman: Nontraditional organizer - Feb. 28
Solutions offered for drug error menace - Feb. 28
Pediatrics group forecasts shortage of subspecialists - Feb. 28
Michigan med school toasts 150 years - Feb. 21
Gene patents raise concerns for researchers, clinicians - Feb. 21
TV outlet stirs debate with airing of suicide how-to video - Feb. 21
Medical student mistreatment - Feb. 14
Reporting of errors may trigger minefield - Feb. 14
British doctors angered by "boot camp" retraining plan - Feb. 14
Practical advice for choosing a residency - Feb. 14
Georgia is ground zero for scope-of-practice firefight - Feb. 7
Medical experts agree on guide for end-of-life care - Feb. 7
Doctors rip plan to post malpractice data on Web - Feb. 7
Genome diversity project: Research reservations - Jan. 31
Two states ponder limits on abortion providers - Jan. 31
Brit physicians accused of looting organs of dead kids - Jan. 31
IOM report spurs momentum for patient safety movement - Jan. 24
PRN takes on its initial bargaining assignment - Jan. 24
Balancing respect for dying with the need to hone skills - Jan. 24
Alternative medicine: Complementary curriculum - Jan. 17
Reproductive technologies outpacing ethical consideration - Jan. 17
Physicians rarely give patients enough information - Jan. 17
Opposing sides debate physician unions - Jan. 3/10
AMA to fight nonphysician scope of practice expansions - Jan. 3/10
AMA bargaining unit gets warm reception - Jan. 3/10
AMA to monitor residency Match violations - Jan. 3/10
Residents press for national doctor licensure - Jan. 3/10
AMA to study resident work pressures - Jan. 3/10

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Business and Markets 2000

These sections were combined in May 2000. Technology stories are grouped there regardless of date.

Downcoding, denial of claims by insurers are facts of life for many doctors - Dec. 25
AMA wants insurers to end mental health carve-outs - Dec. 25
Ohio physician fights insurance plan's use of economic profiles - Dec. 18
Independent practice associations: What works and what doesn't? - Dec. 18
Hospital expansion proposals to face fewer state challenges - Dec. 11
Physicians seeing higher fees as health care costs rise - Dec. 11
Big California medical group goes under, leaving physicians unpaid - Dec. 11
PacifiCare under Texas insurance oversight - Dec. 11
"Clean claim" rules defang state prompt-payment laws - Dec. 4
A striking trend at hospitals - Dec. 4
Rhode Island doctors learning to fight back against Blues plan - Dec. 4
California doctors have had it with IPAs - Nov. 27
Michigan doctors want Blues to cover surgery centers - Nov. 27
Groundbreaking Minnesota health insurance plan to expand - Nov. 27
Doctors find bargaining clout with HMO contracts - Nov. 20
Practicing at warp speed - Nov. 20
Biggest HMOs reap strong profits - Nov. 20
Medical group capitation rates going up, but not as much as inflation - Nov. 13
Rural doctors just saying no to HMOs - Nov. 13
Judge blocks Maine's try at prescription price controls - Nov. 13
Doctors taking charge of managed care standards - Nov. 6
Few firms looking at defined contributions - Nov. 6
IPA poll: Patients like their physicians, but hate the waiting - Nov. 6
Hotel doctor company closes down; no-show on payment - Nov. 6
Kaiser Permanente gives its unions more say with worker-manager teams - Oct. 23/30
Highmark drops plans for episodic care pay method - Oct. 23/30
More clinics ban drug samples, citing cost, safety concerns - Oct. 16
Physicians build a hospital of their own - Oct. 16
More change at the top for Aetna - Oct. 16
Doctor discovers capitation being lost in costly HMO limbo - Oct. 9
New York doctors push health plan to list fee schedule - Oct. 9
Humana restructures in South Florida, drops physicians - Oct. 9
Health plans under payment pressure as states get tough - Oct. 9
Splitsville: Time to switch medical groups? - Oct. 2
HMO sues group for antitrust violations - Oct. 2
Wisconsin doctors challenge noncompete clause - Oct. 2
Connecticut sues four managed care plans - Oct. 2
Aetna aims to be friendly to at least one physician - Sept. 25
Anthem challenges bid for New Mexico Blues - Sept. 25
Fine line between penalizing health plans that don't pay and forcing them out of business - Sept. 18
Insurers circumvent Virginia all-products law - Sept. 18
Crisis deepens for California practice group - Sept. 18
Harvard Pilgrim regaining financial health - Sept. 18
Aetna decentralizes medical decisions - Sept. 11
Advice from AMA's model managed care contract - Sept. 11
New Jersey physicians may finally see payments from bankrupt health plans - Sept. 11
Moody's forecasts gloomy spell for nonprofit hospitals - Sept. 11
Marketing the emergency department - Sept. 4
Hospitalist company keeps expanding - Sept. 4
Physicians still learning about United program - Sept. 4
Doctors dangle as hospitals jettison money-draining HMOs - Aug. 28
Drug industry challenges Maine's prescription caps - Aug. 28
Blues plans combine boards but not assets - Aug. 28
Physicians buying back their practices from PPMs, hospitals - Aug. 21
UnitedHealthcare's new CEO is a people person - Aug. 21
Florida adds muscle to its prompt-pay legislation - Aug. 21
United up, others down in HMO earnings - Aug. 21
Must HMOs ensure prompt pay from independent practice associations? - Aug. 14
Blue Cross Blue Shield plans see strength in consolidation - Aug. 14
PhyCor's latest write-off leaves it with little - Aug. 14
HIP of Florida under state scrutiny after reserves dip - Aug. 14
Urban physicians feel financial pull of suburbs and wonder: Stay or go? - Aug. 7
Aetna's profit forecast may not augur well for doctors - Aug. 7
New Mexico Blues accepts $55 million merger offer - Aug. 7
Ga. court upholds physicians' right to know payment rates - July 31
Even small doctor offices can face OSHA inspections - July 31
United's all-products clause sets off physician battle in Alabama - July 31
Extra money gives TennCare new lease on life - July 31
Beleaguered Cleveland hospitals saved from closure - July 31
Sign of the times: California opens department to regulate HMOs - July 24
HMO dropout means more indemnity care - July 24
Appellate decision mixed on Texas HMO law - July 10/17
No plan authorization, no pay - July 10/17
Jumbo California practice on the ropes once more - July 10/17
HMOs seeing dip in numbers for first time - July 10/17
Medical day spas: Club Med - July 3
Lab test reports, contracts among key managed care issues - July 3
Some California physicians hanging up on hospital call - June 26
Fair pay, chances for growth key to retaining workers - June 26
Fallout begins from Maine law capping drug prices - June 26
Oxford pressing physicians for E&M upcoding refunds - June 19
Physician involvement: The irony of IPAs - June 19
Aetna plans to focus exclusively on health care - June 19
Payment dispute leads to three-sided fight in Texas - June 19
Want patients to pay bills? Ask for their share upfront - June 12
Last-gasp proposal aims to save struggling TennCare - June 12
Maine takes control of prescription prices - June 5
Military veterans: Loyal to their country - June 5
Aetna to drop all-products clause in Conn. - June 5
Fee for service rebounding as insurers rethink capitation - May 22/29
IPAs push direct contracting - May 22/29
An insurance alternative: Firms selling e-health care - May 15
Capitated specialists: Fee for episode - May 15
Health plan earnings plunged in third quarter of 1999 - May 15
Surgeons waiting for better contracts - May 8
Humana pilots mental health assessment project - May 8
Maine poised to set nation's first price controls on drugs - May 8
Defined benefits: Multiple choice - May 1
All-products clauses banned in three states - May 1
Vermont doctor puts new twist in fee for service - May 1
Cleveland doctors fight to save hospitals - April 24
N.C. clinic abandons multispecialty trend - April 24
TennCare orders largest insurer to stay - April 24
Charity care: Picking up the tab - April 17
California health plans fire back at doomsday survey - April 17
Regulators cracking down on late payments of claims - April 17
Center renews concerns over two-tiered care - April 10
Another health plan encourages patients to split pills - April 10
Cigna de-capitates, returns to fee-for-service payments - April 10
How to sue your HMO - April 3
Memphis practice wants to serve God but needs manna - April 3
N.Y. IPA prevails in court battle against Blues - April 3
United Healthcare exec blows whistle - April 3
Wounded Aetna being hunted by suitors - March 20
Legislators and drug prices: The mice that roared - March 20
Collective negotiation bills meet resistance - March 20
Harvard Pilgrim to stay independent, regulators decide - March 20
Florida society, Humana work out coding dispute - March 20
Patient choice is key to making managed care work - March 20
Ohio physicians leading the fight for prompt payments - March 13
Huber is out as Aetna chair and CEO - March 13
Communication key to peace in doctor groups - March 13
Most health insurers posted strong earnings last year - March 13
Mexican HMO gets Calif. license for Mexican workers in U.S. - March 13
Managed care: National Anthem - March 6
Tampa hospital, president opt to part company - March 6
Another state may approve HMO liability - March 6
Tenn. doctor deep in debt but still there - Feb. 28
What to do when an insurer downcodes your claims - Feb. 28
Harvard Pilgrim rescue plans being studied - Feb. 28
A hospital privatization: For-profit but no profit - Feb. 21
Physicians push for enforcing prudent layperson laws - Feb. 21
Patients protest loss of their physicians - Feb. 21
HMOs hiking rates, but not physician reimbursement - Feb. 21
HMO, doctor money woes get states' focus - Feb. 14
HMO liability laws are not likely to happen this year - Feb. 14
Reaction mixed on Aetna's low-priced insurance plan - Feb. 14
Aetna sues to keep hospitals in network - Feb. 14
Managed care: Coming attractions - Feb. 7
Florida physicians sue Humana over coding practices - Feb. 7
Ailing Harvard Pilgrim awaits next step - Feb. 7
Blues contract gives doctors louder voice - Jan. 31
Small health plans account for 78% jump in HMO failure rate - Jan. 31
Should HMOs have to pay debts owed doctors? - Jan. 31
Takeover sparks dread of ripple effect - Jan. 24
Dr. Chaudhuri: Turnaround artist - Jan. 24
N.J. governor wants tobacco money for health coverage - Jan. 24
Kaiser drops bonus after age complaint - Jan. 24
Need to treat sicker patients worrisome - Jan. 17
New Hampshire orders liquidation of ailing health plan - Jan. 17
United praised, and pressured to live up to its promise - Jan. 17
This year, delegates OK income data - Jan. 3/10
Premium costs rise as more employees choose PPOs - Jan. 3/10
Blues plan throws in towel, leaves troubled TennCare - Jan. 3/10
PhyCor: Forgotten, but not gone - Jan. 3/10
MedPartners finally pays Calif. physicians - Jan. 3/10
AMA rejects forced pharmacy risk-sharing - Jan. 3/10
Two Northeast plans sued over prescription benefits - Jan. 3/10

80% of African-American smokers use menthol cigarettes. Read more

Opinion 2000

Providing translators for patients who speak limited English: Federal guidelines go too far - Dec. 25
Prompt-payment laws: Spotty performance on clean claims - Dec. 18
Physicians for Responsible Negotiation: The right approach for doctors - Dec. 11
Suicides or executions: Physicians should not participate - Dec. 4
Influenza vaccine: Delay injects a dose of reality - Nov. 27
Principles of Medical Ethics: Standards for a new era - Nov. 20
Insuring more Americans - Nov. 13
New alcohol limit will be a lifesaver - Nov. 13
Good intentions, bad law - Nov. 6
Public health: A worldwide concern - Oct. 23/30
End-of-life care: Welcome focus on eternal issue - Oct. 16
Paging Aetna's Dr. Rowe - Oct. 9
Be heard at ballot box - Oct. 2
Physician reimbursement hassles: Fight or flight - Sept. 25
Prevention message still key in HIV - Sept. 25
Patient safety: Apologies nice; systemic solutions are even better - Sept. 18
Get uninsured kids on SCHIP - Sept. 18
Doctor apathy stalls dot-coms - Sept. 11
Tune out media violence - Sept. 4
AMA offers models for two contracts you will like - Aug. 28
Tobacco: A global crisis - Aug. 21
Health plan coalition may be making a bid to bump patients' rights - Aug. 14
Court to health plan: Say how you determine physician reimbursement - Aug. 7
Web Edition: AMNews anywhere, anytime - July 31
Overuse of antibiotics is spawning antibacterial overkill - July 24
Patients' rights: Supreme reality check - July 10/17
The AMA Foundation: Building for the future - July 3
Wrong call on faith healing - June 26
Useful guide on dementia - June 19
Right ruling on deselection - June 12
AMA House of Delegates: A new century of challenges - June 5
An improved pain relief bill - May 22/29
Examine why racial care disparities persist - May 22/29
Impaired drivers: Meeting a dual responsibility - May 15
Patients' rights: Ad's impact was lost credibility - May 8
Reader update: An improved AMNews - May 1
Antitrust bill: Still waiting for a fair deal - April 24
Tobacco control to Congress - April 17
Big plan for a healthier people - April 17
Physician reimbursement: Unreasonable, not customary? - April 10
Keep data bank access limited - April 3
Aetna: Richard Huber's simple plan - March 27
The privacy balancing act - March 20
Prompt payment: Improving the odds in court - March 13
Settlement funds: Tobacco money going up in smoke - March 13
Physician-patient interaction: Communication breakdown - March 6
AMA online tutorial: School for (avoiding) scandal - Feb. 28
Campaign 2000: A much-needed house call - Feb. 21
Protect patient privacy - Feb. 14
Preparedness: Goodbye Y2K bug; hello terror bug? - Feb. 7
Clinical trials: Promising decision from New Jersey - Jan. 31
Sidewalk protest: Right rules for persuasion - Jan. 24
Clear message on patient safety - Jan. 17
Pain law: A better end - Jan. 3/10

Hospital-associated infections kill 100,000 people each year. Read more

Organized Medicine 2000

In May 2000, Organized Medicine ceased to be a separate section.

Bigger house tackles Annual Meeting - April 3
National House Call and elections: Primary care - March 20
Doctors' Day evolves into public service endeavor - March 20
Charities keep local focus - March 13
Outreach aimed at prevention physicians - March 13
Conference features physician lawmakers - March 13
World Medical Assn.: Success on a shoestring - Feb. 21
World Medical Assn.: Helsinki revisited - Feb. 21
Maryland's medical societies regrouping - Feb. 21
Alliance sets course for 2000 and beyond - Feb. 21
Collaboration seen as key to the future - Feb. 7
New JAMA editor embraces the give-and-take of debate - Jan. 31
Turning the tide of indifference - Jan. 24
Nurses group is launching national labor union - Jan. 24
Lone watchdog observes AMA board meetings - Jan. 24
AMA takes up latest round in tobacco money fight - Jan. 3/10
Join the fight against violence in America - Jan. 3/10
A century of great progress in medicine - Jan. 3/10
Foundation refocuses on doctor-patient relations - Jan. 3/10
AMA delegates balk at major changes - Jan. 3/10

In 1986, 43% of family physicians performed deliveries. By 2006, only 28% did. Read more

Technology 2000

This list contains all the year's tech stories, including those which appeared in Business prior to May 2000.

Five questions for your future: What will be the e-impact? - Dec. 25
Web users worry about accuracy of health information - Dec. 25
Gathering clinical evidence online - Dec. 11
Insurers team up for electronic claims - Dec. 11
PDAs: Handhelds for the holidays - Nov. 27
Seal of approval for online health sites may be coming - Nov. 27
The plugged-in crowd: How many physicians are online? - Nov. 13
Physician apathy led to WebMD's downturn - Nov. 13
AMA physician data on sale, but you can limit how much - Nov. 13
Site reading: Physicians grapple with recommending Web sites - Oct. 23/30
Advertising giant will track what you read on the Web - Oct. 23/30
In search of the killer app that will bring physicians online - Oct. 9
Medical group, tech industry unite to tout wireless use - Oct. 9
Doctors sought for quick-pay system test - Oct. 9
Search and ye shall find - Sept. 25
Tech warranties may guarantee little - Sept. 25
Web firm hopes female focus draws doctors, patients - Sept. 25
Lending doctors a hand(held) - Sept. 11
Cash infusion staves off dot-death for drkoop.com - Sept. 11
Electronic signatures: Digital scrawl - Aug. 28
Standards for medical records eyed - Aug. 28
E-health firms fail to fulfill promise - Aug. 21
Planning a Web site? Look before you link. - Aug. 14
Fallen Oxford Health Plans founder returns with Web health insurance firm - Aug. 14
Internet offers an electronic soapbox - July 31
Telemedicine use growing, but slowly - July 31
HIPAA: "I want you to comply with privacy regulations" - July 10/17
AMA delegates sort through patient e-mail issues - July 10/17
NGI, Internet2: The information super duper highway - June 26
More players offering digital credentialing services - June 26
Speech recognition programs pin hopes on transcription - June 26
On the clock with the wired doc - June 12
Venture capital soaring in health care - June 12
Online service offers medical searches, CME - June 12
Technical training: Information, please - May 22/29
Illinois PPO to pay physicians for online consultations - May 22/29
Application service providers: For Rent - May 8
Physicians launch Internet business to grade doctors - May 8
Physician sites: Webmaster, MD - April 24
Shaky prognosis for health dot-coms - April 17
Physician entrepreneurship: From idea to IPO - April 10
Medem: Investor in hand, society Web site plans its launch - April 10
Diabetes project testing feasibility of telemedicine - April 10
AMA releases universal Internet health site principles - April 10
Florida hospital deals out smart cards to expedite care - April 3
Internet confidentiality: Private lessons - March 27
Health care Web use limited by technology, doctor resistance - March 20
Web start-up offers doctors cheap stock - March 20
Broadband: What's your need for speed? - March 13
MedicaLogic buys Medscape to widen scope of offerings - March 13
FTC looking into Web sites' privacy protection policies - March 13
Healtheon/WebMD eyes online dominance - March 6
Health information networks: Going for the WHIN - Feb. 28
Health Internet sites suffer privacy woes - Feb. 21
New pricing for online drugs proposed - Feb. 21
Medem expects to name investors soon - Feb. 14
Online ordering: Shopping a la cart - Feb. 14
Health care Web site is large but not in charge - Feb. 14
Barriers limit growth in online pharmacy sales - Feb. 14
Insurers striking deals for "e-claims" - Feb. 7
Grant money to fuel Internet privacy policy research - Feb. 7
Rx-writing devices: Drug connection - Jan. 31
Internet health care business on verge of boom - Jan. 31
Y2K brings few problems, more planning - Jan. 24
Internet promotions: Free lunch - Jan. 17
More doctors are catching Web fever - Jan. 17
Online transmission of lab tests mostly a one-way trip - Jan. 17
This year, delegates OK income data - Jan. 3/10

The amount spent on cosmetic procedures declined 9% from 2007 to 2008. Read more

Health & Science 2000

Genetic tests need to prove their value - Dec. 25
Cutting the fat: CDC report targets childhood obesity - Dec. 25
New bladder cancer tests may aid detection - Dec. 25
Dodging danger: For pediatricians, patient education includes "anticipatory guidance" for parents - Dec. 18
Cancer detection strides falter as mammography centers close - Dec. 18
3-D imaging could replace invasive tests - Dec. 18
Study looks at stopping medication without spurring rejection of transplanted organs - Dec. 18
Wider availability urged for emergency contraceptives - Dec. 11
Tumor protein helps predict response to chemotherapy - Dec. 11
Measles fading, but not completely gone - Dec. 11
Dipping into the fountain of youth - Dec. 4
Canvasback medical mission ships out for long journey to islands - Dec. 4
Shortage of hemophilia medicine underscores need to untangle snags in drug delivery system - Dec. 4
An exercise in prevention: echocardiograms for all - Nov. 27
NIH asthma guidelines need to be streamlined - Nov. 27
New surgical technology: Dr. Roboto - Nov. 20
Doctors caught in middle of ADHD treatment controversy - Nov. 20
CDC urges directing available flu shots to high-risk groups - Nov. 20
Surgeons urge more attention to colorectal cancer screening - Nov. 13
Flu shot strategy: elderly and ill first - Nov. 13
Assessing psychological readiness for transplant - Nov. 13
Physicians try new weapons in the battle against superbugs - Nov. 13
Seeking the kindness of strangers with organ transplants - Nov. 6
Is the world facing a hot future with global warming? - Nov. 6
New law focuses funds on children's health and research - Nov. 6
Poor patients do poorly after heart surgery - Nov. 6
Obstetrician-gynecologists eager to see return of morning sickness drug Bendectin - Nov. 6
Changing demographics in HIV infections - Oct. 23/30
Best ways to screen, treat breast cancer still elusive - Oct. 23/30
Cutting your patients' pain - Oct. 16
Pain relief often proves elusive for minority patients - Oct. 16
Herpes vaccine offers some protection - Oct. 16
More restrictions expected on acne drug - Oct. 16
C-sections increasing as doctors, patients re-evaluate the risks - Oct. 9
Doctors find new way to collect old items - Oct. 9
Group will track, insure live organ donors - Oct. 9
Work needed to eliminate gap between genetics and public health - Oct. 9
Genetics firms seeking wide patient base - Oct. 9
A community of men: Project Brotherhood, a Black Men's Clinic - Oct. 2
Genetics help predict asthma drug response - Oct. 2
Lack of insurance, access portend Latino health crisis - Oct. 2
Program to raise awareness of ovarian cancer - Oct. 2
Gun makers targeted in anti-violence campaign - Sept. 25
Chemical exposure levels fuel drive for closer tracking - Sept. 25
Genetic test for hemochromatosis debated - Sept. 25
New AHA CPR guidelines favor family presence - Sept. 18
Complications of AIDS - Sept. 18
Study proposes doing Pap smears at 3-year intervals - Sept. 18
Success of antipsychotics shifts focus to overall health - Sept. 18
Doctors say ADA was a good first step - Sept. 11
Patients in clinical trials don't always follow the program - Sept. 11
Hypertension remains poorly controlled - Sept. 11
Genetic testing can allow precision prescribing - Sept. 4
Genetic testing offers new way to predict drug response - Sept. 4
FDA boosts watch over reuse of disposable devices - Sept. 4
Rickets returning; breastfed infants at risk - Sept. 4
When should puberty be suppressed? - Aug. 28
Tailored plans may nip smoking - Aug. 28
Treatment hailed as boon for pediatric asthma patients - Aug. 28
Lab test offers new way to spot alcoholism - Aug. 28
The herbal hype of dietary supplements - Aug. 21
New psychotropics under development - Aug. 21
Stroke centers touted as way to improve diagnosis, care - Aug. 21
Autism could have bacterial connection - Aug. 14
Media violence is harmful to kids -- and to public health - Aug. 14
Flu vaccine lag may hit those at high risk - Aug. 14
Testosterone therapy hype may be creating false hopes - Aug. 7
School-based health care - Aug. 7
FDA advisory committee vetoes OTC status for low-dose anti-cholesterol drugs - Aug. 7
Treating smoking as a chronic disease - July 31
Move to nonstop use of oral contraceptives stirs debate - July 31
Federal work groups aim for better electronic health information systems - July 31
Pediatric emergency departments provide kid-sized care - July 24
Pregnancy rates soaring in older moms - July 24
Gonorrhea rate up; more doctor talk about sex needed - July 24
Group warns of unlawful Web sales of fertility drugs - July 10/17
Doctors grapple with their role in violence intervention - July 10/17
Defining physicians' roles in increasing organ donations - July 10/17
Terminal diagnosis: Tendering the truth - July 3
AMA aims to cut needlestick-spread disease - July 3
Impact of antibiotics on pill worrisome - July 3
Key to Alzheimer's care may be earlier treatment - June 26
Migraine knowledge increasing, but management lags - June 26
Internet addiction: Hooked on the Net - June 19
ACOG: Routine prenatal care should include HIV screening - June 19
Council weighs prostate cancer screening - June 19
Pace picks up in pediatric studies - June 12
New drug could shift philosophy of alcoholism treatment - June 12
Policymakers offer strategy to curb asthma rates - June 12
Cardiac imaging: New views into the heart - June 5
Living donor transplants raise ethical concerns - June 5
Study findings may change standard Parkinson's therapy - June 5
Little consensus found on early clinical data release - May 22/29
Pediatricians add rigor to ADHD diagnosis - May 22/29
Defibrillators increasingly available -- and being used - May 15
Care for those with hearing impairments: Listen up - May 15
Art of prognosis becoming an increasingly valued skill - May 15
Agencies join forces against possible West Nile outbreak - May 15
New antimicrobial raises hope, concern - May 8
Panel: Biotech crops need tighter watch - May 8
Doctors called to front line for bio-threat preparations - May 8
African-American health: Study in black and white - May 1
IOM report warns of high vitamin levels - May 1
Strong bones not just women's issue - April 24
Transplant officials ponder next move in policy seesaw - April 24
Outpatient commitment: Coercion or caring? - April 17
New troops enlisted for war on drug resistance - April 17
Men avoid physician visits, often don't know whom to see - April 10
Anti-smoking efforts persist, even without FDA regulation - April 10
Pig cloning advances potential for transplants - April 10
"Household high" growing threat to teenagers' health - April 10
Physician foundation confronting domestic violence - April 10
Greater Southeast Community Hospital: Back from the brink - April 3
Redirecting unused meds could save millions - April 3
Trials to test whether NSAIDs can slow Alzheimer's - April 3
Cancer trials reach out to physicians - March 27
Pediatricians weigh alternative treatments - March 27
Genetic chips: Predicting illness, planning therapy - March 20
Combination vaccines more than a one-shot deal - March 20
NIH Web site to boost clinical trials - March 20
Mini-strokes far more common than doctors think - March 20
AMA Foundation tackles health illiteracy - March 20
New York state physicians slam rapid perinatal HIV test - March 13
New microsurgery techniques opening up the brain stem - March 13
New technology, smarter patients augur vast change - March 13
Safety of anthrax vaccine debated - March 6
Sweatshops drawing medical attention - March 6
Estrogen may delay dementia - Feb. 28
Porcine tissue demonstrates versatility for clinical uses - Feb. 28
More awareness of HPV's role urged - Feb. 28
Tissue engineering: Growing heart valves - Feb. 21
Schools often ill-equipped for medical emergencies - Feb. 21
FDA gives go-ahead to first digital mammogram - Feb. 21
Study highlights gender's impact on addiction - Feb. 21
Healthy People envisions ways to live longer, better - Feb. 14
Retrieved implants could be source of important data - Feb. 14
AMA pleased that fewer young people are smoking - Feb. 14
New flu drugs raise treatment questions - Feb. 7
Cancer crusade: Mass. mailing - Feb. 7
Monitoring mental health with help from the computer - Feb. 7
On the front line in the battle against TB - Jan. 31
Monitoring infectious diseases with electronic eyes - Jan. 31
West Nile outbreak sends wake-up call for surveillance - Jan. 24
Underserved areas: Insuring the future - Jan. 24
DNA test could alter reliance on Pap smear for cervical cancer - Jan. 24
FDA specifies what supplements can claim - Jan. 24
New Jersey insurers will pay for care in cancer clinical trials - Jan. 17
Does sex ed focused on abstinence work? - Jan. 17
Early screening for lung cancer gains renewed interest - Jan. 17
CDC report warns pediatricians about widely used antibiotic - Jan. 17
Report calls for "quiet revolution" in mental health - Jan. 3/10
Feds block faulty HIV tests sold on the Internet - Jan. 3/10
Muskegon, Mich.: Local notion - Jan. 3/10
Group says "mission forgotten" at NIMH - Jan. 3/10
AMA to explore doctors' role in curbing school violence - Jan. 3/10
AMA votes to oppose new government rules on restraint use - Jan. 3/10
Sex education efforts endorsed by AMA - Jan. 3/10

14% of women age 18 to 44 are postponing annual ob-gyn checkups. Read more

Notes 2000

In May 2000, Markets was combined with Business, Technology became a separate section, and Organized Medicine ceased to be a separate section.

Vote refines AMA stance on health reform
The AMA House of Delegates rejected attempts to rescind support of a U.S. House health reform bill and any new government-sponsored health insurance plan during the 2009 Interim Meeting.
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