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Index 2008: Regional coverage list - map

West - Midwest - Northeast - South - State roundups - Map - 2007 index

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The West

(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

• Oregon still stands alone: Ten years of physician-assisted suicide - May 12
• Colorado moves to regulate tiered networks - May 5
• Walk-ins welcome, but only if they're healthy - April 28
• Federal court rejects challenge of abortion-refusal law - April 14
• Keeping an eye on United - Editorial April 7
• Colorado Senate OKs increase, changes to state's liability cap - March 24/31
• Insurers feel backlash over policy cancellations - March 17
• California medical students to get court-ordered tuition refunds - March 17
• United-Sierra merger in Nevada approved -- with conditions - March 17
• California reverses course, adopts 10% physician Medicaid pay cut - March 10
• Program helps Hispanic IMGs qualify for U.S. residencies - March 3
• Blues stops asking doctors for rescission help - March 3
• Growing pains for UnitedHealth Group - Editorial March 3
• Dual-doctor family in progress: Son follows mom to med school - Feb. 25
• Medical staff members help end problems at California hospital - Feb. 25
• California regulatory actions shadow United's pursuit of Sierra - Feb. 25
• Health system reform stumbles in California - Feb. 18
• Going to extremes: Doctoring desert runners - Feb. 18
• UnitedHealth faces stiff fines in California - Feb. 18
• California appeals court rules against insurer's rescission practices - Feb. 11
• Court gives temporary OK to San Francisco "pay or play" law - Feb. 4
• California court rules against insurer over policy cancellations - Jan. 21
• California law extends whistle-blower protections - Jan. 14
• California medical schools tailor programs for diverse populations - Jan. 14

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30% of pharmacies are not able to receive electronic drug orders. Read more

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The Midwest

(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)

• Ohio hospital pays patients for bills from competing facilities - May 19
• Ohio lifts the veil on insurer contracts - Editorial May 5
• Minnesota physician can sue doctors critical of courtroom testimony - April 21
• Ohio mandates clarity in health plan contracts - April 14
• Online tool allows Minnesota patients to weigh cost, perks - April 14
• Missouri Supreme Court: Doctors can sue if hospitals ignore bylaws in privileging issues - April 7
• Google lifts veil on its personal health record - March 17
• Michigan patient safety study gets HHS approval to resume - March 10
• Illinois bill says stores can't have both clinics and tobacco - March 10
• Charting your patients' insurance: It's all in a simple grid - Feb. 25
• Michigan law bars some IMGs from driving - Feb. 18
• Break it down: Drop guns, wear condoms - Feb. 11
• HHS shuts down Michigan patient safety study - Feb. 4
• CMS denials of state Medicaid expansions fuel confusion - Jan. 28
• Pfizer donates "Great Moments in Medicine" art series to Michigan medical school - Jan. 14

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Only 36% of baby boomers can identify 65 as the age of Medicare eligibility. Read more

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The Northeast

(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)

• New York awards $105 million in health IT projects - April 28
• Foiling a fake (book excerpt: Charlatan) - April 28
• Pennsylvania House bill expands subsidized plans, phases out liability fund - April 14
• Massachusetts hikes premiums for state-subsidized health plans by 10% - April 7
• Subpoenas issued to insurers in New York rate-setting probe - March 24/31
• Insurer finds EMRs won't pay off for its doctors - March 10
• Informed consent at heart of New York lawsuit - In the Courts March 10
• Cuomo's reasonable investigation into health plan pricing - Editorial March 10
• New York takes on United over tactics as industry arbiter of physician pay - March 3
• Web site helps doctors find office mates - March 3
• Finding one's place (book excerpt: Intern: A Doctor's Initiation) - Feb. 25
• Can the Massachusetts Blues revive capitation? New twist includes quality bonus - Feb. 11
• Massachusetts health system reform feeling the pinch - Feb. 11
• Massachusetts society evaluates health plans' doctor-rating programs - Feb. 11
• Massachusetts sets new rules for health clinics in retail stores - Jan. 28
• Pennsylvania liability fund may be used to cover uninsured - Jan. 14
• New Jersey court sends blow to doctor-owned surgery centers - Jan. 14

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Few countries vaccinate their children against mumps. Read more

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The South

(Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)

• Kentucky measure calls for clearer contracts for doctors, plans - May 12
• Texas court finds board exceeded its authority and podiatrists' scope - May 5
• Hospital told to check bylaws on exclusive deals - April 28
• Court blocks broad subpoena of patient records - April 21
• Florida Supreme Court lifts past peer review confidentiality - April 7
• Lawsuit hits medical access post-Katrina - March 3
• Washington state doctors, physical therapists battle over referrals - March 3
• Georgia Blues plan sued under any-willing-provider law - Feb. 18
• New plan would require D.C. drug detailers to be licensed - Feb. 11
• Georgia exempts general surgery centers from CON rules - Feb. 4
• CMS denials of state Medicaid expansions fuel confusion - Jan. 28
• Maryland to issue report cards on PPO plans - Jan. 21
• It's doctor vs. doctor in race to represent Florida in U.S. House - Jan. 14
• High case rates make D.C. the nation's HIV/AIDS capital - Jan. 7

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As of 2006, 87% of U.S. adolescents had received the 2-dose MMR vaccine. Read more

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State Roundups

(Our coverage of trends in state legislatures and regulatory bodies is also a good source of information about developments in different parts of the country.)

• Doctor disciplinary actions down for 3rd year - May 12
• GAO: CMS violated law with SCHIP eligibility directive - May 5
• House panel OKs bill to delay Medicaid cuts - April 28
• Advanced-practice nurses seek wider scope in 24 states - April 21
• Court blocks broad subpoena of patient records - April 21
• Most states working toward implementing e-health programs - April 14
• Employer mandates hit legal snag, states continue to search for options - April 7
• Physicians face Medicaid's April 1 deadline for tamper-proof Rx pads - March 24/31
• States battle obesity epidemic with new laws - March 24/31
• Health reform update: Transparency hot, state mandates not - March 10
• California reverses course, adopts 10% physician Medicaid pay cut - March 10
• Survey: Patients harmed by anemia drug policy - Feb. 25
• UnitedHealth faces stiff fines in California - Feb. 18
• New plan would require D.C. drug detailers to be licensed - Feb. 11
• Court gives temporary OK to San Francisco "pay or play" law - Feb. 4
• CMS denials of state Medicaid expansions fuel confusion - Jan. 28
• Time tight in Medicare fight to defend some pay provisions, block add-ons - Jan. 21
• Congress OKs temporary reprieve on Medicare pay cut, renews SCHIP - Jan. 7

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