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• Obama budget proposal sidesteps Medicare mandatory spending cuts - Feb. 20
• New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - Feb. 20
• Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20
• Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20
• Medicare physician pay frozen until 2013 - Feb. 17
• Republicans blast HHS for promoting "free" services - Feb. 17
• CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16
• CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition - Feb. 14
• Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - Feb. 13
• RUC adds 2 seats for primary care - Feb. 13
• Medicare private plan enrollment hits 12.8 million - Feb. 13
• Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13
• California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10
• House votes to repeal long-term-care program - Feb. 9
• Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - Feb. 6
• Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6
• AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors - Feb. 6
• Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides - Feb. 6
• Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society - Feb. 3
• Pharmacists say marketing of Medicare drug plans is misleading - Feb. 2
• CBO: Medicare demos didn't save much money - Jan. 30
• States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion - Jan. 30
• Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians - Jan. 30
• States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP - Jan. 27
• Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law - Jan. 26
• Spending growth on physician services sinks to record low - Jan. 23
• CBO: Raising Medicare age to 67 would save $148 billion over decade - Jan. 23
• Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina - Jan. 23
• Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23
• Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings - Jan. 20
• Med students to get training to treat PTSD, combat head injuries - Jan. 19
• Medicare intensifying documentation reviews before payment - Jan. 16
• Physician innovators among those advising on health delivery reforms - Jan. 16
• Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use - Jan. 16
• Barred physicians prescribed millions in Medicare drugs - Jan. 13
• Electronic banking could save health system $4.5 billion - Jan. 12
• South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange - Jan. 9
• Ban on "bath salts," synthetic marijuana delayed in Senate - Jan. 9
• Problems finding new Medicare primary care doctors small but growing - Jan. 9
• Medicare kicks out 1 in 5 new medium- and high-risk suppliers - Jan. 6
• Maine faces $220 million Medicaid budget deficit - Jan. 6
• Health reform after 2014: Not-so-universal coverage - Jan. 2
• Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2
• Texas Medicaid managed care expansion approved - Jan. 2

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Fewer than half of Texas physicians participate in Medicaid. Read more

Professional Issues

• Fear of punitive response to hospital errors lingers - Feb. 20
• Weighing alternative remedies - Feb. 20
• Doctors win redress in online defamation suits - Feb. 20
• Study: Doctors often lecture noncompliant patients too much - Feb. 20
• Some doctors shield whole truth from patients, survey shows - Feb. 17
• Defensive medicine seeping into physician training, study says - Feb. 15
• Major employers support flu shot requirement for health professionals - Feb. 14
• Hot-button issues drive state CME mandates - Feb. 13
• Home births rise despite higher neonatal mortality rate - Feb. 13
• Physician assistants can't do needle EMG tests, N.J. top court rules - Feb. 13
• Ethics Forum: Special assistance needs of young and old place demands on doctors - Feb. 13
• Almost half of preventive services not offered during checkups - Feb. 8
• Referral rates for physicians nearly double in 10 years - Feb. 7
• The limits of treating loved ones - Feb. 6
• Outcry over disabled girl's transplant care renews eligibility debate - Feb. 6
• Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability cases - Feb. 6
• Average hospice length of stay is falling - Feb. 1
• Telemedicine boosting dermatology care - Jan. 31
• Cognitive screening test off-limits after copyright dispute - Jan. 30
• FDA drug warnings often ineffective, study says - Jan. 30
• In the Courts: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite lack of physical negligence - Jan. 30
• Depressed patients benefit from team model in managing numerous illnesses - Jan. 25
• Tax on sugary beverages projected to have broad health benefits - Jan. 24
• Hospital employment pits work rules against physician rights - Jan. 23
• Clarity needed on how and when to report medical adverse events - Jan. 23
• Federal rule would ease access for face, hand transplants - Jan. 23
• Doctors should weigh costs in treatment, ACP says - Jan. 18
• Former drug reps eyed to pitch physicians on referrals - Jan. 16
• Oklahoma nonphysicians can determine workers' comp cases - Jan. 16
• Insured Americans have healthier lifestyles than uninsured - Jan. 16
• Ethics Forum: Physicians can find themselves in the middle of medical guideline debates - Jan. 16
• Larger role sought for advanced practice nurses - Jan. 13
• Ohio high court: Expert witnesses required in cases alleging lack of informed consent - Jan. 11
• Safety research found lacking for outpatient visits - Jan. 9
• Hospitals alerted to fatigue's dangers - Jan. 9
• Comprehensive evaluations of newly adopted children crucial - Jan. 9
• Medical specialties to develop list of unnecessary procedures - Jan. 9
• Make human research data publicly available, bioethics report says - Jan. 5
• UTI prevention fails to keep pace with other anti-infection efforts - Jan. 3
• Doctors have to manage smartphone distractions - Jan. 2
• Disaster medicine dilemmas examined - Jan. 2
• Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients - Jan. 2
• High percentage of elderly patients screened for cancer - Jan. 2

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4 million Texans were enrolled in Medicaid in 2009, a 2.3 million increase since 1999. Read more

Business

• Are meaningful use bonuses enough to drive EMR adoption? - Feb. 22
• Florida company aims to spend $300 million for physician practices - Feb. 21
• Plans report healthy profits despite new cost demands - Feb. 20
• Patients expected to use smartphones for health monitoring - Feb. 20
• Cardiologist revives North Carolina diving shop - Feb. 20
• Practice Management: Why some practices stopped accepting patients' cash - Feb. 20
• United database settlement checks almost in the mail - Feb. 16
• Patients directed to online tools don't necessarily use them - Feb. 15
• Dartmouth Atlas Project moves beyond Medicare data - Feb. 14
• Strike a balance as a boss - Feb. 13
• What's behind WellPoint's pay raise for primary care doctors? - Feb. 13
• Ambulatory setting expected to provide more job growth than hospitals - Feb. 13
• Practice Management: How to keep sick staffers at home and healthy ones at work - Feb. 13
• CMS lays out how to appeal meaningful use decisions - Feb. 9
• Global payment gains traction in Massachusetts - Feb. 8
• Being insured is no guarantee unemployed will seek care - Feb. 7
• Rite Aid clinics place new twist on "doc-in-a-box" - Feb. 6
• More people use mobile devices to look for health information - Feb. 6
• New York health plans rapped over out-of-date physician directories - Feb. 6
• Arizona internist puts on a show that welcomes hisses - Feb. 6
• Technically Speaking: How your practice can get the most from tech support - Feb. 6
• Hospital mass layoffs lower in 2011 than at height of recession - Feb. 2
• Oregon requires concierge physicians to register with insurance department - Feb. 1
• Anthem refuses to repay claims - Jan. 31
• Hospital hiring of physicians picks up steam - Jan. 30
• Patients as partners in health IT - Jan. 30
• Patients feel a little more confident they can pay for care - Jan. 30
• AMA offers online CME to help with health IT - Jan. 30
• Technically Speaking: Successful cloud-based EMR should include data rights in vendor's contract - Jan. 30
• Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims - Jan. 26
• FDA issues first social media rules for drug companies - Jan. 25
• Health Net to sell Medicare Part D business to CVS - Jan. 24
• Free preventive visit can end in sticker shock for patients - Jan. 23
• States consider requiring physicians to use drug-monitoring databases - Jan. 23
• CVS retail chain clinics expand while Walgreens operation stalls - Jan. 23
• Practice management companies look to ACOs for growth - Jan. 23
• Big insurers investing in mobile health apps - Jan. 23
• Aetna wellness programs available for purchase on Best Buy shelves - Jan. 19
• California Blues will pay Los Angeles $2 million to settle rescission lawsuit - Jan. 18
• Demand for medical office buildings expected to flourish - Jan. 17
• Small medical practices greatly at risk for data breaches - Jan. 16
• Small and midsize practices planning tablet computer buying spree - Jan. 16
• Emergency department volume rises as office visits fall - Jan. 16
• California physician writes his own ticket with ergonomic pen - Jan. 16
• Practice Management: How to conquer clutter in your physician office - Jan. 16
• Physician offices record strong job growth in 2011 - Jan. 12
• Practices and hospitals differ over safety of cloud-based data - Jan. 11
• Harvard Pilgrim offers cash to patients for using cheaper facilities - Jan. 10
• Brighter access outlook tied to young adult coverage expansion - Jan. 9
• 5 simple ways to cut medical practice costs - Jan. 9
• Large companies try domestic medical tourism - Jan. 9
• Pennsylvania insurer and health system agree on patient access - Jan. 9
• Practice Management: "Side-by-side" alliances may add financial stability to practices - Jan. 9
• Mass layoffs at hospitals slow near end of 2011 - Jan. 5
• Private insurers forming their own health insurance exchanges - Jan. 4
• Handful of states promise physicians online access to advance directives - Jan. 3
• More consumers choosing high-deductible plans - Jan. 2
• Physicians see chance for riches in concierge medicine, but few follow through - Jan. 2
• ACO consultants eager to help -- but do you need one? - Jan. 2
• Arizona doctor comes up with a hands-free way to keep cool during workouts - Jan. 2

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35% of Americans spent more than $1,000 out of pocket on health care in 2010. Read more

Opinion

• Looking beyond the hospital for patient safety - Feb. 20
• AMA Leader Commentary: In turbulent times, AMA projects physicians' united voice - Feb. 20
• What's being done to curb physician shortages - Feb. 13
• Become an informed tech shopper - Feb. 6
• Do you read news on a smartphone? - Feb. 6
• AMA Leader Commentary: It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6
• Physicians subject to increasing scrutiny - Jan. 30
• Doctors still face harsh medical liability realities - Jan. 23
• AMA Leader Commentary: Clinical experience is the essence of a career in medicine - Jan. 23
• Possible side effects of health system reform - Jan. 16
• A look back at the big stories of 2011 - Jan. 9
• Anti-tobacco funding gone up in smoke - Jan. 2
• AMA Leader Commentary: Congress misses another chance to fix Medicare SGR - Jan. 2

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33% of U.S. adults went without recommended care, did not see a doctor when sick or failed to fill prescriptions because of costs in 2010. Read more

Health

• Adult vaccination rate still too low - Feb. 22
• Doctors urged to educate patients about sodium consumption - Feb. 21
• Declining autopsy rates affect medicine and public health - Feb. 20
• IOM presents blueprint to combat chronic disease - Feb. 13
• Cancer screening rates lower for Asians and Hispanics than other groups - Feb. 10
• ACP drafts list of 37 commonly misused screenings and tests - Feb. 6
• CDC deflates public health threat of mysterious skin condition - Feb. 3
• National Alzheimer's proposal outlines strategy to improve diagnosis and treatment - Jan. 30
• American Lung Assn. gives mixed reception to tobacco control efforts - Jan. 27
• ADHD drug shortage leaves physicians with few choices - Jan. 23
• Stop giving PSA test to elderly, study urges - Jan. 20
• Volunteering can boost physical and mental health - Jan. 17
• Flu strain raises concerns about H5N1 outbreak - Jan. 16
• Disparities in reproductive health care linger - Jan. 10
• Vitamin D's impact on cancer and heart health needs more research - Jan. 9
• Recession hitting nation's emergency preparedness abilities - Jan. 4
• Unmet social needs worsen health - Jan. 2

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Only 57% of American adults see a doctor the same or next day when they are sick. Read more