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  H1N1 vaccine shortage leaves doctors managing crowds, anxieties
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  House option for public plan wouldn't limit physician pay to Medicare rates
• Pay for performance »
  Ending unequal treatment
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  What editorial writers are saying about a tax on soft drinks
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  EMR packages being bundled as single product
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Nov. 9 issue

House option for public plan wouldn't limit physician pay to Medicare rates
Democratic leaders also introduced a stand-alone Medicare physician pay reform measure as a companion to the health system overhaul.

New database for out-of-network pay set to replace disputed Ingenix system
The independent project claims it's fairer than the previous system, run by a UnitedHealth Group-owned company. But the effect on physician payments remains unknown.

• Government »
  Are health system reform polls meaningful?
• Profession »
  Fertility doctors to tighten guidelines in wake of "octomom" controversy
• Opinion »
  What commentators are saying about the Senate public plan option
• Business »
  Individual mandate proposals driving insurers to expand offerings

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Columns and series

• Book Excerpt »
  Smallpox -- The Death of a Disease (book excerpt)
• Contract Language »
  Plan to advertise? Be mindful of ethical, legal rules
• Ethics Forum »
  CME must be untainted -- no matter who's paying
• Geriatric Consult »
  Delirium in hospitalized patients may be preventable
• In the Courts »
  Disciplinary records relevant in liability case
• Leader Commentary »
  AMA's 7 guiding principles for health system reform
• Meetings (business) »
  'Gently' manged care (America's Health Insurance Plans annual meeting)
• Meetings (business) »
  Vendor as lender (HIMSS meeting)
• Physician Entrepreneurs »
  Okla. ob-gyn grows grapes of wine, not wrath
• Practice Management »
  Misclassifying nonexempt employees as exempt can cost you
• Practice Pointers »
  How to calculate the right staffing for a smaller practice
• Technically Speaking »
  Smartphone use pushed by hospitals

From the vault: 5 years ago

Genetic testing issues land in primary care practices    Nov. 8, 2004