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- » Court defeat could open door to Medicaid doctor pay cuts - Dec. 31, 2012
- » Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31, 2012
- » Column: Can doctors use hearsay to defend medical liability claims? - Dec. 31, 2012
- » Doctor not liable for physician assistant's misconduct, court rules - Dec. 27, 2012
- » Off-label drug marketing gets free-speech protection in court ruling - Dec. 24, 2012
- » $120 million Aetna settlement isn’t end of doctor pay dispute - Dec. 24, 2012
- » Supreme Court to decide how late is too late on Medicare pay appeals - Dec. 17, 2012
- » Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17, 2012
- » What if Supreme Court is not done with health reform law? - Dec. 10, 2012
- » Physician groups eye mergers but blindsided by legal fights - Dec. 10, 2012
- » Ruling upholds role of medical liability screening panels - Dec. 3, 2012
- » Discussion: Organized medicine moves to block end run on prompt pay for physicians - Nov. 26, 2012
- » Cases highlight tension between records requests and privacy protections - Nov. 19, 2012
- » Column: Doctors appeal rulings that diminish error reporting protections - Nov. 19, 2012
- » American Hospital Assn. sues over retroactive Medicare pay denials - Nov. 19, 2012
- » Medicare “improvement standard” no longer impedes home care - Nov. 19, 2012
- » Doctors join legal battle against change in medical marijuana policy - Nov. 5, 2012
- » Clearing up confusion on advance directives - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Medical liability payouts for surgeries vary widely by state - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Column: “End-run” lawsuits can blindside physicians - Oct. 22, 2012
- » Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19, 2012
- » Court: Medical staff bylaws are not contracts between doctors and hospitals - Oct. 17, 2012
- » Doctors appeal ruling dismissing certificate-of-need challenge - Oct. 15, 2012
- » Third parties can’t sue doctors when injured by patients, says state high court - Oct. 8, 2012
- » High court to determine states’ take of medical liability awards - Oct. 8, 2012
- » Physicians sue insurer over payment denials - Oct. 2, 2012
- » Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1, 2012
- » Affirmative action: High court may rewrite med school admission policies - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Court knocks down requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packs - Sept. 12, 2012
- » Court refuses to decide constitutionality of state damages cap - Sept. 10, 2012
- » Doctors can’t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10, 2012
- » Physician whistle-blowers can sue hospitals without delay, appeals court rules - Sept. 3, 2012
- » Patient safety law protects some documents in court case - Aug. 29, 2012
- » Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27, 2012
- » Column: FTC decision jeopardizes authority of medical boards, doctors say - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Medical staff has no standing to sue hospital, court rules - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap - Aug. 13, 2012
- » Column: Suspect embezzlement? Here’s what to do - Aug. 13, 2012
- » Hepatitis C outbreak raises public health concerns in 8 states - Aug. 10, 2012
- » Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 6, 2012
- » Appeals court could uphold gene patents, legal experts say - Aug. 6, 2012
- » 6 million projected to be shut out by states rejecting Medicaid expansion - Aug. 6, 2012
- » Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 5, 2012
- » Doctors key players in NFL concussion litigation - July 30, 2012
- » Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30, 2012
- » Column: A step forward for health care, thanks to Supreme Court - July 30, 2012
- » Aetna sued over out-of-network pay and referrals - July 23, 2012
- » Column: Ruling on contributory liability defense could expose physicians to more lawsuits - July 23, 2012
- » Court blocks local cigarette warning requirements - July 23, 2012
- » States eye leveraging health reform ruling to cut Medicaid eligibility - July 23, 2012
- » Plan to compensate bone marrow donors moves forward - July 17, 2012
- » The rise of sky-high jury awards - July 16, 2012
- » Tough talk from governors about Medicaid after reform law ruling - July 16, 2012
- » Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16, 2012
- » Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - July 10, 2012
- » Patients can sue over Medicaid drug denials, appeals court rules - July 9, 2012
- » Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant - July 2, 2012
- » What's next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29, 2012
- » Affordable Care Act upheld - June 28, 2012
- » Aetna sues more physicians over out-of-network pay - June 25, 2012
- » Column: Medical societies’ authority to discipline expert witnesses faces challenge - June 25, 2012
- » Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25, 2012
- » Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18, 2012
- » Lawsuit challenging protected medical error data dismissed by state appeals court - June 15, 2012
- » Cause of negligence not necessary for liability suit to proceed - June 11, 2012
- » Arizona patients sue state over Medicaid co-pays - June 11, 2012
- » Indoor smoking ban upheld by state high court - June 4, 2012
- » Federal disability law does not cover medical marijuana patients - June 4, 2012
- » Specialty closely linked to success of medical liability actions - May 30, 2012
- » Challenges to peer review confidentiality rising - May 28, 2012
- » Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28, 2012
- » Column: Minnesota ruling could put medical staff rights at risk - May 21, 2012
- » Appeals court blocks overhaul of VA mental health system - May 21, 2012
- » Court blocks elimination of funding for Texas Planned Parenthood clinics - May 14, 2012
- » Missouri high court upholds damages cap, but another challenge remains - May 11, 2012
- » Requiring practices to post union rights delayed - May 8, 2012
- » Appeals court to decide fate of Medicare audit challenges - May 7, 2012
- » High court arguments did not shift public opinion on health reform - May 4, 2012
- » Recent health data breaches highlight risk of inside jobs - May 3, 2012
- » Column: Doctors can risk lawsuits when writing about patients - April 30, 2012
- » Supreme Court: Generic drugmaker may sue over brand patent - April 30, 2012
- » International trade dispute threatens to undo clove cigarette ban - April 23, 2012
- » Liability defense costly, even when doctors win - April 20, 2012
- » Pilot not entitled to noneconomic damages after HIV status disclosed - April 16, 2012
- » Pennsylvania not obligated to transfer funds to liability account, court rules - April 16, 2012
- » AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - April 16, 2012
- » Discussion: Limit certain patents, not patient care - April 16, 2012
- » Oklahoma judge rules pre-abortion sonogram law unconstitutional - April 9, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: The Supreme Court’s other business - April 9, 2012
- » FTC, in turnabout, takes a closer look at hospital mergers - April 9, 2012
- » Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - April 2, 2012
- » Louisiana high court upholds medical liability damages cap - April 2, 2012
- » Column: Screening panels in medical liability cases under scrutiny - March 26, 2012
- » Nevada court strikes down medical marijuana law - March 26, 2012
- » Health reform heads for legal showdown - March 23, 2012
- » Family physician who supported assisted suicide dies with doctor’s aid - March 23, 2012
- » WellPoint loses Maine court bid to protect profit margin - March 21, 2012
- » Doctors can be sued for third-party injuries - March 19, 2012
- » Discussion: In UnitedHealth case, doctors see the benefits from their day in court - March 19, 2012
- » Tobacco control groups push for appeal to allow graphic cigarette labels - March 12, 2012
- » Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12, 2012
- » Texas doctor indicted in $375 million health care fraud scheme - March 8, 2012
- » Legal risks of going paperless - March 5, 2012
- » Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5, 2012
- » Discussion: Strike the right balance on essential health benefits - March 5, 2012
- » Column: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit - Feb. 27, 2012
- » Doctors win redress in online defamation suits - Feb. 20, 2012
- » Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20, 2012
- » Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20, 2012
- » United database settlement checks almost in the mail - Feb. 16, 2012
- » Physician assistants can't do needle EMG tests, N.J. top court rules - Feb. 13, 2012
- » Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13, 2012
- » California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10, 2012
- » Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability cases - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Column: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite lack of physical negligence - Jan. 30, 2012
- » States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion - Jan. 30, 2012
- » Hospital employment pits work rules against physician rights - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23, 2012
- » California Blues will pay Los Angeles $2 million to settle rescission lawsuit - Jan. 18, 2012
- » Oklahoma nonphysicians can determine workers' comp cases - Jan. 16, 2012
- » Ohio high court: Expert witnesses required in cases alleging lack of informed consent - Jan. 11, 2012
- » Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Health reform after 2014: Not-so-universal coverage - Jan. 2, 2012
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