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The uninsured
State-by-state analysis ties lack of insurance to earlier death - May 5
GAO: CMS violated law with SCHIP eligibility directive - May 5
Practice trends influencing charity care - Quick View May 5
More physicians backing national coverage -- study - April 21
Pennsylvania House bill expands subsidized plans, phases out liability fund - April 14
Federal court rejects challenge of abortion-refusal law - April 14
Employer mandates hit legal snag, states continue to search for options - April 7
House passes mental health parity bill - March 24/31
Insurers feel backlash over policy cancellations - March 17
Aetna will continue paying for colonoscopy anesthesia -- for now - March 17
California reverses course, adopts 10% physician Medicaid pay cut - March 10
Health reform update: Transparency hot, state mandates not - March 10
Illinois bill says stores can't have both clinics and tobacco - March 10
Tooth or consequences: The costs of poor dental fitness - March 3
Lawsuit hits medical access post-Katrina - March 3
Wal-Mart partners with hospitals to rapidly expand in-store clinics - Feb. 25
Senate to act on Indian Health Service funding - Feb. 18
Massachusetts health system reform feeling the pinch - Feb. 11
State of the Union message: Bush seeks insurance tax deduction - Feb. 11
AMA campaigns for the uninsured - Editorial Feb. 11
Court gives temporary OK to San Francisco "pay or play" law - Feb. 4
AMA takes uninsured campaign nationwide - Feb. 4
Economists' study says paying for organs would cut wait lists - Jan. 28
Massachusetts sets new rules for health clinics in retail stores - Jan. 28
New ACOG position on abortion refusal drawing fire - Jan. 21
California court rules against insurer over policy cancellations - Jan. 21
2008 NIH budget nearly flat -- again - Jan. 21
Extinguishing inequities in health care - AMA Leader Commentary Jan. 21
Pennsylvania liability fund may be used to cover uninsured - Jan. 14
High medical costs signal underlying problems - Quick View Jan. 14
Seen from the extremes: Uninsureds' effect on medicine - Jan. 7
Spreading the risk - Editorial Jan. 7
Internist society sees single-payer as option - Dec. 24/31, 2007
Finding specialists to answer ED call getting even harder - Dec. 17, 2007
FCC dedicates $417 million to expanding rural telehealth systems - Dec. 17
Court: Non-radiologists can't refer for in-office imaging - Dec. 17, 2007
AMA's plan for 2008 - Editorial Dec. 17, 2007
Insurers see veterans' care as growth business - Dec. 10, 2007
AMA meeting: AMA guidelines say health reform should be universal, offer choice of benefits - Dec. 3, 2007
AMA meeting: CEJA to study doctors' duty to guarantee access - Dec. 3, 2007
AMA meeting: Tax deductions vs. credits - Quick View Dec. 3, 2007
City vs. country: Cancer found at earlier stages in rural patients - Dec. 3, 2007
Maryland county idea offers access for uninsured - Dec. 3, 2007
The battle at home: Struggling for VA health care access - Dec. 3, 2007
Insurance industry turns focus to children without coverage - Nov. 26, 2007
Health plans battle for share of youth market - Nov. 12, 2007
California health reform debate enters new phase after veto - Nov. 5, 2007
Medicare Advantage: Wrong way to spend $54 billion - Editorial Nov. 5
New kind of Canadian-style care comes to United States - Nov. 5, 2007
Travel reservations: Push for offshore care - Nov. 5, 2007
Office of Inspector General backs plan to pay for emergency call - Oct. 22/29, 2007
PhRMA study finds success in Medicare Part D - Oct. 15, 2007
After Bush veto, SCHIP strategy shifts to courting override votes - Oct. 15, 2007
Addressing health care costs -- the right way - Editorial Oct. 15, 2007
Health plans push coverage options for Hispanics - Oct. 15, 2007
Clinton unveils final piece of health plan - Oct. 8, 2007
Massachusetts health reform builds momentum - Oct. 1, 2007
New Orleans grows into testing ground for medical homes - Sept. 24, 2007
Colorado stakes out major health system reforms - Sept. 24, 2007
The uninsured: A campaign for action - Editorial Sept. 24, 2007
Uninsured count jumps to 47 million - Sept. 17, 2007
All is not quiet on the Canadian health system front - AMA Leader Commentary Sept. 17, 2007
Court denies expansion of patients' access to experimental drugs - Sept. 10, 2007
Bush SCHIP limits hurt efforts to expand kids coverage, states say - Sept. 10, 2007
Protect health access for kids, seniors - Editorial Sept. 10, 2007
Campaign targets TV's skewed view of organ donation - Sept. 3, 2007
States let adult kids stay on parents' insurance - Sept. 3, 2007
Doctors stump for the uninsured - Sept. 3, 2007
AMA joins the battle with a campaign for the uninsured - AMA Leader Commentary Sept. 3, 2007
Where patients go after retail clinics - Quick View Sept. 3, 2007
Charity care not tied to faith beliefs - Aug. 20, 2007
San Francisco launching universal health care plan - Aug. 20, 2007
"SiCKO" tells sad story, but not the whole one - Aug. 6, 2007
New evidence finds disparities aren't usually due to bias - Aug. 6, 2007
Oregon adopts plan for universal health access - Aug. 6, 2007
Senate panel OKs SCHIP funding bill; Bush threatens to veto it - Aug. 6, 2007
Will single-payer buzz from "SiCKO" last? - July 23/30
AMA meeting: Medical students take skills to Chicago neighborhood - July 16, 2007
AMA meeting: AMA launches pre-election push on plight of uninsured - July 16, 2007
Number of uninsured growing - Quick View July 16, 2007
MinuteClinic seeks waivers of Massachusetts public health rules - July 9, 2007
Getting aboard SCHIP - Editorial July 2, 2007
Missouri set to reform Medicaid, boost doctor pay - June 25, 2007
Medicaid citizenship rules costing health centers - June 18, 2007
Democratic candidates share views on health care - June 18, 2007
Pennsylvania governor touts cost control in health reform plan - June 11, 2007
A president's review of critical issues facing medicine - June 11, 2007
Physicians pushing state lawmakers to regulate burgeoning retail clinics - June 4, 2007
Health system reform effort widens in California - June 4, 2007
Videoconferencing services offer language translators - June 4, 2007
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Pay for performance
Colorado moves to regulate tiered networks - May 5
Insurers reach accord on P4P principles; standards still to be worked out - April 21
Getting paid for prevention: Physicians facing coding challenges - March 24/31
Medicare quality reporting called a promising start - March 17
Massachusetts society evaluates health plans' doctor-rating programs - Feb. 11
Can the Massachusetts Blues revive capitation? New twist includes quality bonus - Feb. 11
Fight over physician quality ratings moves to Massachusetts - Dec. 24/31, 2007
Project seeks framework for quality, public reporting - Nov. 12, 2007
Autonomy vs. accountability: A delicate balance - AMA Leader Commentary Aug. 20, 2007
Right response to wrong incentives - Editorial Aug. 6, 2007
AMA meeting: AMA toughens P4P policy, vows to oppose problematic programs - July 16, 2007
HHS: Medicare quality groups go easy on low performers - July 9, 2007
Quality movement is "here to stay": AMNews interviews Robert Haralson III, MD - July 2, 2007
Organized medicine delivers plan to Congress on Medicare pay reform - June 11, 2007
Internists outline principles for quality ratings - June 4, 2007
Medicare pay-for-reporting: How to get your 1.5% - June 4, 2007
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Obesity epidemic
Hip, knee replacement surgery rates skyrocket over 7 years - May 5
Sweetener scrutiny: Are sugar substitutes a helpful tool or an ineffective crutch? - April 7
Sleep times drop during workweek - March 24/31
States battle obesity epidemic with new laws - March 24/31
AMA's plan for 2008 - Editorial Dec. 17, 2007
Medical schools urged to teach about obesity - Nov. 12, 2007
A stronger stand on student health: Junk food out, recess in - Nov. 12, 2007
Restaurant menus: Reveal the calories - Editorial Oct. 8, 2007
New York City wants calories put on menus - In the Courts Sept. 10, 2007
Pregnancy weight gain due for review - Sept. 10, 2007
Dietary counseling works best when repeated - Aug. 13, 2007
A new tool against childhood obesity - Editorial July 9, 2007
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... Also see "The weight of obesity," a three-part series (October 2003) on the challenges facing physicians.
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Electronic medical records
EMR success stories: Practices that are thriving after the changeover - May 5
New York awards $105 million in health IT projects - April 28
Part D standards aim to encourage e-prescribing - April 28
Uniform IT definitions proposed to promote understanding - April 7
Consider e-prescribing as one step in climb to health IT - AMA Leader Commentary April 7
Selling the bitter EMR pill (HIMSS meeting) - April 7
Physicians face Medicaid's April 1 deadline for tamper-proof Rx pads - March 24/31
Google lifts veil on its personal health record - March 17
Insurer finds EMRs won't pay off for its doctors - March 10
HIT budget plan criticized as insufficient - March 3
Bush eyes EMRs, P4P to slow Medicare spending - March 3
Don't just sign whatever the EMR vendor provides - Contract Language Jan. 14
Congress considers mandate for Medicare e-prescribing - Jan. 7
Rise of the e-mandates: Soon, you may not have a choice - Dec. 17, 2007
VA health care quality: The road to recovery - Dec. 10, 2007
Tax credits for EMRs - Editorial Dec. 10, 2007
"Free" EMR system comes with fee for support services - Dec. 10, 2007
AMA meeting: Delegates seek tax credit to help pay for EMRs - Dec. 3, 2007
PHR: Pretty Half-hearted Reception - Dec. 3, 2007
Ohio medical society pushes doctor-friendly EMR pacts - Nov. 26, 2007
Medicare pilot project to pay more to doctors who use EMRs - Nov. 26, 2007
Rx managers pushing to include e-prescribing in Medicare pay bill - Nov. 26, 2007
Kaiser's PHR online for all members - Nov. 26, 2007
Doctors offer views on EMR implementation - Nov. 12, 2007
Microsoft's HealthVault is the latest entrant in the PHR arena - Oct. 22/29, 2007
Personal health record venture gets new life - Oct. 8, 2007
Prying eyes: Protecting patient records - Oct. 1, 2007
EMRs linked with lower liability risk - Quick View Sept. 24, 2007
Diagnostic tools ready for a test drive - Practice Management Sept. 24, 2007
EMRs don't guarantee quality care, a review of 50,000 patient records shows - Aug. 13, 2007
Big employers' initiative on personal health records stumbles - Aug. 13, 2007
Health IT bill advances in Senate; grants have bipartisan support - July 16, 2007
Short on support: Too few in health care IT work force - July 16, 2007
EMRs don't guarantee quality - Quick View July 9, 2007
Lawmakers focus on federal role in promoting health IT systems - July 2, 2007
Updating digital discovery: It's all on record - July 2, 2007
IRS ruling opens door for hospitals to donate IT to physicians - June 11, 2007
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Liability crisis
Colorado Senate OKs increase, changes to state's liability cap - March 24/31
Making the case for caps in tort reform - Editorial March 17
AMA analysis reaffirms: Tort reforms work - March 3
Bush eyes EMRs, P4P to slow Medicare spending - March 3
Pennsylvania liability fund may be used to cover uninsured - Jan. 14
Cautious optimism greets second year of stable, lower liability premiums - Dec. 17, 2007
Illinois judge voids cap on liability awards - Dec. 3, 2007
Wisconsin doctors sue to stop "raid" on state's medical liability fund - Nov. 19, 2007
Sharing liability: A growing way to handle the risk - Nov. 12, 2007
Controversial insurance proposal on ballot in Washington state - Nov. 5, 2007
Lawyer who sued wrong physician won't pay up - Oct. 22/29, 2007
Maryland wants its share of liability insurance credit - Oct. 15, 2007
Florida physician can sue insurer over forced liability settlement - June 25, 2007
Hospital in Florida not liable for uninsured doctor - June 18, 2007
Fighting back against frivolous lawsuits - Editorial June 18, 2007
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Medicare payment
NPI deadline: Insurers won't pay claims with old IDs after May 23 - May 12
MedPAC advises raising primary care pay - May 5
Medicare disease-management pilot faces closure over costs - April 28
House call on Congress - Editorial April 28
Physicians can become entangled in DME fraud - March 17
MedPAC report adds momentum to push for 2009 Medicare pay hike - March 17
Senate Finance panel developing 18-month Medicare pay package - Feb. 4
Suit opposes Medicare denials of off-label, non-compendia drugs - Jan. 21
Time tight in Medicare fight to defend some pay provisions, block add-ons - Jan. 21
Looking beyond the Medicare pay patch - Editorial Jan. 21
Medicare to require physicians to use new ID numbers on March 1 - Jan. 14
Looming Medicare pay cut forces tough decisions on participation - Dec. 24/31, 2007
More maydays for a Medicare meltdown - AMA Leader Commentary Dec. 17, 2007
It's official: 10.1% Medicare pay cut for physicians unless Congress acts - Nov. 19, 2007
Medicare Advantage: Wrong way to spend $54 billion - Editorial Nov. 5
Medicare 2008 premium hike low, but doctor pay remains unresolved - Oct. 22/29, 2007
Medicare & Medicaid: A study in contrasts - Quick View Oct. 15, 2007
Flaw exposed in new Medicare ID system - Oct. 1, 2007
OIG: Medicare pays doctors enough for cancer drugs - Sept. 17, 2007
Slow connection: Medicare and telehealth - Sept. 3, 2007
Medicare imposes limits on anemia drugs - Aug. 27, 2007
Fate of Medicare pay raise hinges on contentious SCHIP negotiations - Aug. 20, 2007
Pharmacy benefit managers push Medicare e-prescribing - Aug. 13, 2007
P4P demo pays off for Medicare, but not for most doctors involved - Aug. 6, 2007
CMS won't tap reserve fund to ease Medicare physician pay cuts; money marked for reporting bonuses - July 23/30, 2007
AMA meeting: AMA toughens P4P policy, vows to oppose problematic programs - July 16, 2007
Complaints force suspension of marketing for some Medicare plans - July 9, 2007
Medical trends behind jump in Medicare physician spending - July 2, 2007
New MedPAC physician member offers a rural perspective - June 25, 2007
No quality benefit seen in Medicare pay pilot - June 25, 2007
AMA survey: Senior access at risk if Medicare cuts doctor pay 10% - June 18, 2007
Anemia drugs for cancer patients limited in CMS plan - June 11, 2007
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Previously
Drug reimportation -
As more patients started to buy their medications from Canada in 2004-05, doctors and politicians examined concerns about affordable prescription medication and drug safety.
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HIPAA -
Regulations regarding electronic transactions and privacy of personal health information, mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, brought a scramble for compliance in 2003.
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Vaccine supply -
Delays and shortages in flu vaccine first surfaced during the 2000-01 season, revealing the challenges and weaknesses of matching supplies with demand.
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Stem cell research -
Debate ignited in 2001 over possible use of federal funding for research using cells from discarded human embryos, which offers hope of a cure for diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
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Terrorism in America -
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, our coverage looked at the medical response and how health care was affected.
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