Regional content from 2004
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December
- » Tort reform alive and well in West Virginia - Dec. 27
- » Feature: Faith in healing: A Chicago physician is as at home in the pulpit as he is in the exam room - Dec. 27
- » Bush names EPA chief as new HHS secretary - Dec. 27
- » Oregon doctors want more in-state students - Dec. 20
- » Criminal checks increasingly a fact of life for physicians - Dec. 20
- » Brain scans may detect markers of some mental disorders - Dec. 20
- » Baseball deal strikes out with physicians in District of Columbia - Dec. 20
- » Anthem, WellPoint merge into largest health plan - Dec. 20
- » Tennessee Medicaid may be headed for a fall - Dec. 13
- » Discussion: Vote of confidence for tort reform: Victory at the ballot box - Dec. 13
- » Northern California physicians flock to Kaiser Permanente - Dec. 13
- » Database to aid quality efforts - Dec. 13
- » Out-of-the-box approach to breakfast champions heart health - Dec. 6
- » Tort reform gets own bracelet campaign - Dec. 6
- » State health rankings find rise in infant mortality - Dec. 6
- » Utah high court upholds liability damage cap - Dec. 6
- » California backs Anthem-WellPoint merger, but hurdle remains - Dec. 6
- » Feature: MRI backlash: Crackdown on costs of imaging - Dec. 6
November
- » State tort reform ballot wins set stage for further battles - Nov. 22
- » Doctors seek ways to cover liability premium shortfalls - Nov. 22
- » Feature: Reputation rehabilitation: Prison medicine - Nov. 22
- » Voters weigh in on issues of marijuana use - Nov. 22
- » California rejects access measures; funding concerns cited - Nov. 22
- » Wisconsin patients can check hospital fees - Nov. 22
- » Medicaid vouchers could get new life in Louisiana - Nov. 15
- » Urologist finds success with forming a business on paper - Nov. 15
- » Illinois hospital, staff go to court in fight over liability coverage - Nov. 8
- » Law protects physicians with patient safety plans - Nov. 8
- » Feature: MICRAscope: RAND's methodical inspection of California's tort reform law - Nov. 8
- » Court rules a patient list is a protected trade secret - Nov. 8
- » Pennsylvania House extends liability fund relief - Nov. 8
- » Minnesota insurer won't pay hospitals for "never events" - Nov. 8
- » Feature: Turning theory into practice: When cutting-edge doesn't always cut it - Nov. 8
- » Blues plan sues physicians who won't join network - Nov. 8
- » North Carolina Blues covers medical visits related to obesity - Nov. 1
October
- » Washington state nurses sue hospital over mandatory flu vaccination rule - Oct. 18
- » Proposed Massachusetts e-health network gets $50 million boost - Oct. 18
- » Doctors take on designing, operating their own hospitals - Oct. 11
- » Defamation award could chill peer review - Oct. 4
- » Will Massachusetts court allow expert to be sued? - Oct. 4
- » Doctor banks on success with colleagues - Oct. 4
September
- » United-Oxford merger still facing legal challenge - Sept. 27
- » Texas Supreme Court avoids redefining "person" in ruling - Sept. 20
- » Connecticut obstetrician-gynecologists scrap plan of raising fees - Sept. 20
- » D.C. surgeon touts own ideas for reform, gifts - Sept. 20
- » ED closures spur worries of care crisis in L.A. - Sept. 20
- » Indiana hospital to close 4 months after doctor takeover - Sept. 20
- » Colorado hospitalists' deal raises exclusivity issue - Sept. 20
- » New studies back effectiveness of hospitalists - Sept. 13
- » New Mexico court asked to weigh tort ruling - Sept. 13
- » Texas sees results from tort reform - Sept. 13
- » Virginia obstetricians welcome promised Medicaid pay hike - Sept. 13
- » Feature: The 63% question: Why are female physicians lagging behind? - Sept. 13
- » California law eases threat to pain medication prescribers - Sept. 13
- » Illinois: No corporate certificate, no pay - Sept. 13
- » Doctors leery about Tennessee plan to overhaul Medicaid - Sept. 13
- » Nevada tort reform ballot fight now brewing - Sept. 13
- » New taxes in New Jersey target doctor services - Sept. 13
- » Feature: Health information networks: A growing trend - Sept. 13
- » Physician-assisted suicide lives on - Sept. 6
- » California deal reaffirms medical staff autonomy - Sept. 6
- » Feature: Ballot battle: Two professions square off over attorney fees and quality of care. - Sept. 6
- » AMA an important corner of the triangle - Sept. 6
- » Premera Blues appeals for-profit conversion denial - Sept. 6
August
- » No state immune to liability stress - Aug. 23
- » Survey shows heightened focus on pain at death - Aug. 23
- » Professional bond inspires gift of life - Aug. 23
- » Mississippi hospital agrees to lower charges for uninsured patients - Aug. 23
- » Chicago physician creates company out of informed consent - Aug. 23
- » Wyoming moves toward tort referendum - Aug. 16
- » Physician groups save hospitals in Pennsylvania, Oregon - Aug. 16
- » Health plan mega-mergers stalled - Aug. 16
- » $1,000 licensing fee hard to swallow - Aug. 9
- » Tort reform challenges yield mixed results - Aug. 9
- » Two Illinois towns take tort reform into their own hands - Aug. 9
- » Discussion: California doctors fight back: Medicaid pay cut goes to court - Aug. 9
- » MGMA survey highlights reimbursement disparities - Aug. 9
- » Ohio physical therapists getting direct patient access - Aug. 2
- » Case against assisted-suicide law continues - Aug. 2
- » U.S. appellate court weighs legality of Medi-Cal cuts - Aug. 2
- » Washington Blues plan loses its bid to go for-profit - Aug. 2
July
- » Hospital publicly supports doctor - July 26
- » Court tells New York to delete unfounded charges - July 26
- » Need for doctors in rural areas deepens - July 26
- » Feature: Show and tell: Letting outsiders see into the OR - July 26
- » Pennsylvania physicians' efforts on liability reform hit a roadblock - July 26
- » Aetna targets costs, expands tiered network of specialists - July 26
- » California oral surgeons want to expand scope - July 19
- » California bill calls for physician review of prescribing patterns - July 19
- » Congressional task force ready to tackle Medicaid reform - July 19
- » Discussion: Supreme Court ruling a setback for patients' rights - July 19
- » Only California stands between Anthem, WellPoint joining forces - July 19
- » Supreme Court strikes down landmark patient protection law - July 12
- » MedPAC eyes cost-cutting strategies - July 12
- » Discussion: High standard needed for expert witnesses - July 12
- » New York HMO buys for-profit insurer in Connecticut - July 12
- » Massachusetts health plans post prices on the Web - July 12
- » Online consultation slow to grow - July 12
- » News 2 doctors used typhus to save thousands in wartime - July 5
June
- » Expert witness sues critics - June 28
- » Wisconsin safety-driven hospital under construction - June 28
- » Minnesota looks for statewide "best practices" - June 28
- » Simulated hospital center would be first of its kind - June 28
- » Medical schools aim to grow rural doctors - June 28
- » Feature: Dieting for dollars: Paying patients to lose weight - June 28
- » Boston groups choose nonprofit route to growth - June 21
- » Massachusetts physicians brace for another liability rate jump - June 14
- » Assisted suicide a decision for the states - June 14
- » Physician wants suit against West Virginia lawyers reinstated - June 14
- » Connecticut ob-gyn group delivers surcharge to offset liability pain - June 14
- » Physicians stand up for colleagues, then get fired - June 14
- » 3 states pass tort reform; others still waiting - June 14
- » CalPERS cuts 38 "high-cost" hospitals from its network - June 14
- » California medical group back from bankruptcy - June 14
- » North Carolina doctors sue UnitedHealthcare - June 7
- » Louisiana psychologists can prescribe meds - June 7
- » Doctors can know accusers; ruling doesn't set precedent - June 7
- » Alaska physician wins case on ignored medical advice - June 7
- » Feature: Medicare carrier switch: Who will pay you next? - June 7
- » Discussion: Marketplace domination: Watching out for insurer mergers - June 7
- » A little lip from an LIP - June 7
- » Rhode Island Blues plan ups reimbursements - June 7
- » Feature: Quest for a quality bonus: How best to position yourself for a benefit - June 7
- » Feds turn spotlight on Anthem over "most-favored-nation" clause - June 7
May
- » Feature: Family man: Incoming AMA executive looks ahead - May 24
- » Connecticut doctors push for tort reform veto - May 24
- » Physicians cheer Rhode Island Blues president's exit, want more change - May 24
- » California tort reform shaken by abuse laws as court creates inpatient loophole - May 17
- » Doctors may be liable for patients' fake IDs - May 10
- » New Jersey court derails Medicare incentive pay project - May 10
- » HIPAA casts doubt on role of claims clearinghouses - May 10
- » Best practices legislation moving forward in Minnesota - May 3
- » More voices join debate on physician work force - May 3
- » Liability crisis ends century of deliveries - May 3
- » Doctors express liability worries - May 3
- » Iowa governor might not sign tort reform bill - May 3
- » Feature: Medicaid short list: Prescribing a hassle factor - May 3
- » Maine program offers new option for paying hospital bill - May 3
April
- » Boards scrutinize doctors over medical marijuana - April 26
- » Feature: Treating the neighborhood: A family physician serves an underserved community - April 26
- » Court upholds Michigan Medicaid drug limits - April 26
- » Maine's health reform plan is met with cautious optimism - April 26
- » Wisconsin doctors not forced to be expert witnesses - April 19
- » Med staff-hospital fights turn nasty and more litigious - April 19
- » Minnesota hospital bill rewritten - April 19
- » Feature: Troubled times for Tenet: Company's future in doubt - April 19
- » Study compares traits, discipline - April 12
- » Grassroots advocacy: Doctors keep up the fight for tort reform - April 12
- » Cost of seismic regulations leaves California hospitals shaking - April 12
- » Tort crisis gamble: Physicians weigh odds of going bare - April 5
- » Feature: Merge safely: How to combine practices successfully - April 5
March
- » New York, New Jersey hoping for big payoffs from health plan conversions - March 22
- » States, scientists seek alternate funding for stem cell research - March 15
- » Professionalism starts in med school - March 15
- » Injunction lifted against any-willing-provider law - March 15
- » Discussion: Peer review: The case for absolute immunity - March 15
- » California could ban foreign outsourcing of patient files - March 15
- » Blues execs to get bonus in conversion - March 15
- » Physician's sideline extends 6 feet under - March 15
- » North Carolina board claims boost in doctor discipline - March 8
- » New Jersey squelches lawsuit for advertising fraud - March 8
- » Minnesota considers tighter restrictions on surgery centers - March 8
- » Florida puts limits on office plastic surgery after 8 deaths - March 1
- » Transplant team works on one of its own - March 1
- » Defamation lawsuits may have chilling effect on peer review - March 1
- » States ask drug firms to report gifts to individual physicians - March 1
- » Medical groups fight for local smoking ban - March 1
February
- » States boosting doctor oversight - Feb. 23
- » Massachusetts doctors advocate needle exchange - Feb. 23
- » Revisiting the crisis in Nevada: Tort reform in need of reform - Feb. 23
- » Capitation tossed as HMO market dries up - Feb. 23
- » Feature: Mile-high ambitions: Divergent success stories - Feb. 23
- » Web site rates quality of care at Texas hospitals - Feb. 16
- » California court says experts shouldn't speculate - Feb. 16
- » Doctor loses coverage over pain prescribing - Feb. 16
- » California damage cap protects medical groups, too - Feb. 16
- » Ohio physicians fight back: Panel documents frivolous lawsuits - Feb. 16
- » Both sides ready for HMO liability fight - Feb. 16
- » Tenet announces major sell-off - Feb. 16
- » Texas schools ponder race role in admissions - Feb. 9
- » Empowered by insurers and states, nonphysicians push practice limits - Feb. 9
- » Discount Rx program finally launched in Maine - Feb. 9
- » Physicians explore group purchasing as a way to cut costs - Feb. 9
- » Pennsylvania Blues plans get surplus limits - Feb. 9
- » Tennessee doctors to get paid for "doing the right thing" - Feb. 2
- » Doctor may be forced to be expert witness - Feb. 2
- » Texas fetus abuse law could spell legal trouble for doctors - Feb. 2
- » Wisconsin gets pitch for flexibility in health benefits - Feb. 2
- » Feature: Urban renewal: When doctors go back to the city - Feb. 2
January
- » North Carolina Blues sued over pay methods - Jan. 26
- » New Jersey to allow embryonic stem cell research - Jan. 26
- » Pain group not eligible to certify members - Jan. 26
- » Lectures top doctors' list of CME choices - Jan. 26
- » Frustrated and fighting back: Ob-gyn sues West Virginia trial lawyers - Jan. 26
- » States get a little Medicaid help, but picture still bleak - Jan. 26
- » Doctors shop for space, move to big box - Jan. 26
- » Doctors fight for enforcement of staff bylaws - Jan. 19
- » Medicare law aims to bring Alaska physicians in from the cold - Jan. 19
- » Appeals court upholds Ohio "partial-birth abortion" law - Jan. 19
- » Technology valued, but implementing it into practice is slow - Jan. 19
- » Tort reform and more; medical issues on deck - Jan. 12
- » Pennsylvania tort crisis: Lawmakers fiddle, doctors burn - Jan. 12
- » Houston doctors' group settles antitrust charges - Jan. 12
- » Tenet to sell hospital besieged by fraud charges - Jan. 12
- » Doctor-investors could lose Ohio hospital privileges - Jan. 12
- » Michigan PPO asks frequent ED users to phone plan first - Jan. 12
- » New Jersey obstetrician-gynecologist wins informed consent case - Jan. 5
- » Flu vaccine stampede offers preview of pandemic - Jan. 5
- » Look for signs of price-fixing potholes - Jan. 5
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