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December

� Physicians could face dilemma over New Hampshire abortion law decision - Dec. 26
� Medical school expands teaching of palliative care - Dec. 19
� Utah doctors could face more liability lawsuits - Dec. 19
� Boards get tougher on physician sex offenses - Dec. 19
� Florida doctors, patients sue over Medicaid rates - Dec. 19
� Arizona seeing shortage of psychiatrists - Dec. 12
� Iowa suit accuses system of name infringement - Dec. 12
� Doctors, consumer groups oppose tobacco tax initiative - Dec. 12
� New Hampshire regulates liability rates - Dec. 12
� Illinois to offer health coverage to all children - Dec. 12
� Doctors testify against United-PacifiCare merger - Dec. 12
� Feature: What's the catch? With tech freebies, maybe there isn't one - Dec. 12
� Story Comment: AMA honors Dr. O'Leary for JCAHO leadership - Dec. 5
� One year later: Doctors linked by transplant celebrate on Swiss trip - Dec. 5
� Peer review law at stake in Minnesota - Dec. 5
� Patience wearing thin over flu shot distribution woes - Dec. 5
� Tennessee county asks state for tort reform - Dec. 5
� Illinois drug import program falls flat with doctors - Dec. 5
� Indiana county's hospital construction ban overturned - Dec. 5

November

� Scramble for residency slots produces rural gains, losses - Nov. 28
� Doctors so far go one for two in state tort reform battles - Nov. 28
� Premera seeks for-profit status - Nov. 28
� Program seeks review of expert witnesses - Nov. 21
� Doctors favor physician-assisted suicide less than patients do - Nov. 21
� Discussion: Reform required to control liability premiums: Senate must act now - Nov. 21
� CMA warns of "filing assistance" in WellPoint suit - Nov. 14
� HMO ordered not to withhold payments to podiatrists - Nov. 14
� Demand for temporary physicians keeps growing, survey finds - Nov. 14
� New tort reform provisions facing attack in Georgia - Nov. 14
� Wisconsin makes another run at damage caps - Nov. 14
� Congress, states seek ways to curtail Medicaid spending - Nov. 14
� Rheumatologist's retirement plans: No screams, just ice scream smiles - Nov. 14
� Nevada doctors get free prescription software - Nov. 14
� Judge orders breakup of hospital merger - Nov. 14
� Foundations give to hurricane-displaced doctors - Nov. 7
� Liability premiums stabilizing, but still painfully high-priced - Nov. 7
� Doctors take lawyer fees fight to Florida Supreme Court - Nov. 7
� Florida Medicaid overhaul gets federal OK - Nov. 7
� Feature: Practices under pressure: Push toward Medicaid managed care - Nov. 7
� America looks to AMA for leadership - Nov. 7
� California law clarifies tax on locum tenens - Nov. 7
� Physicians brace for impact of GM's health cost cuts - Nov. 7

October

� AMA Foundation offers grants to doctors hit by disasters - Oct. 24
� Court hears physician-assisted suicide case - Oct. 24
� Chicago hospital wins lawsuit over resident crash - Oct. 24
� Single-payer advocates push cause in states; challenges likely - Oct. 24
� New bill promotes apology, negotiations to handle errors - Oct. 24
� Displaced doctors get offer of free technology - Oct. 24
� Feature: After the breakup: What doctors can do when hospitals split up - Oct. 24
� Tennessee hospitals oppose office-based surgery rules - Oct. 17
� Face transplant plans renew ethical debate - Oct. 17
� Katrina displaces 6,000 doctors - Oct. 17
� California doctors, governor make deal to stop Medicaid cuts - Oct. 17
� Discussion: Wisconsin opens door to liability crisis - Oct. 17
� Work against disasters -- natural and man-made - Oct. 17
� Nation's largest private health insurer wants to get even bigger - Oct. 17
� Lawsuit accuses hospital of overworking doctor - Oct. 10
� Texas podiatrists win case to expand scope of practice - Oct. 10
� Medical journals' impact on practice studied - Oct. 10
� Abortion law raises question of murder charges - Oct. 10
� Tort reform ballot initiatives face off in Washington state - Oct. 10
� Doctor training starts here in 7th grade - Oct. 3
� New Hampshire doctor's words trigger obesity focus - Oct. 3
� Hurricane spurs physician response and support - Oct. 3
� Specialty hospital advances despite stalled Medicare OKs - Oct. 3
� Feature: Driving for efficiency: Saving time and money while boosting quality - Oct. 3

September

� Hurricane disrupts medical training, residents relocated - Sept. 26
� Katrina's wake disperses medical challenges well beyond Gulf coast - Sept. 26
� Florida high court may rule if doctors can sue over late pay - Sept. 26
� Michigan court refuses to hear certificate-of-need appeal - Sept. 26
� Houston hospital asked to rethink naming facility for attorney - Sept. 19
� Iowa doctor fights making charges public - Sept. 12
� Doctor wins claim that lawsuit was frivolous - Sept. 12
� States with a low rank in childhood immunizations look for a way up - Sept. 12
� Wisconsin mobilizes after liability cap is overturned - Sept. 12
� How will justice nominee shape abortion debate? - Sept. 12
� Doctor wanted fresh curry, so she made it - Sept. 12
� California says locum tenens firms must pay employee tax - Sept. 12
� Appeals of disciplinary actions could become more open - Sept. 5
� Court says groups can't sue states over Medicaid access - Sept. 5
� Physician entrepreneur does a little of everything - Sept. 5

August

� California court finds physician was denied fair hearing - Aug. 22
� Tennessee physician wins case on non-compete clause - Aug. 22
� Federal funding for embryonic stem cell studies gets a boost - Aug. 22
� Plan offers real-time claims adjudication - Aug. 22
� Wisconsin physicians bracing for jump in insurance costs - Aug. 15
� Physician accuses New York radio personality of slander - Aug. 15
� Cigna not laughing at parody - Aug. 15
� California ED physicians entitled to reasonable fees for services - Aug. 15
� Texas jury finds HMO negligent in wrongful death case - Aug. 15
� Doctor says search of office too intrusive - Aug. 8
� Florida bills limit scope of liability amendments - Aug. 8
� California doctors to see higher pay-for-performance pay - Aug. 8
� Medical school seniors get a glimpse of mass-casualty preparedness - Aug. 1
� Wisconsin court strikes liability cap - Aug. 1
� Feature: Insure or else: Who should pay for uninsured workers? - Aug. 1
� Doctors buy bankrupt Atlanta hospital - Aug. 1

July

� AMA lends support to Florida physicians accused of defamation - July 25
� Doctor's self-insurance found to meet standard - July 25
� New York hospital system files for bankruptcy - July 25
� United-PacifiCare merger troubles physicians - July 25
� Man sues insurers for not paying hospital stay - July 18
� Feature: GM tries steering health costs: Is what's good for GM good for doctors? - July 18
� Know bylaws that protect medical staff - July 11
� Payment cuts can threaten patient safety - July 4
� Complaint cites Georgia doctors who took part in executions - July 4
� States fired-up on tort reform, cool on $250,000 cap - July 4

June

� Mandatory reporting may restrict high-risk care - June 27
� Doctor says hospital fired him in retaliation - June 27
� Court to weigh impact of doctors' beliefs - June 27
� Feature: Defined by the Delta -- now leading the nation's physicians - June 27
� Supreme Court quashes use of medical marijuana - June 27
� Doctor sold exam questions on eBay - June 20
� Doctors found migrating to states with caps on damages - June 20
� Texas open records law sparks HIPAA lawsuit - June 20
� 2 states pass bills helping embryonic stem cell research - June 20
� More hospitals are going "green" - June 20
� Feature: Recoup d'etat: Fighting recoupment efforts - June 20
� Michigan ruling boosts standard for liability case affidavits - June 13
� Ban proposed on Medicare coverage for impotence drugs - June 13
� Illinois tort reform caps damages - June 13
� Blues plan settles 4-year-old suit with New York physicians - June 13
� Rhode Island slides into liability crisis; Texas escapes - June 6

May

� Kansas City doctors allege that insurers fixed prices - May 23
� Health Net, Prudential settle physician lawsuits - May 23
� Ohio liability climate improved but still in crisis - May 23
� States trying to recoup Medicaid money - May 23
� Specialty hospital claims conspiracy to drive it to close - May 23
� Tennessee Blues plan launches online health records project - May 23
� Maryland doctor fights board reprimand - May 16
� Psychologists in Louisiana and New Mexico are certified to prescribe - May 16
� States face "meltdown" over Medicaid - May 16
� New Jersey Blues plan offers e-prescribing freebies - May 16
� Feature: Out of network, out of luck: The perils of breaking the tie - May 16
� Violation puts CME honor system in the spotlight - May 9
� New Jersey appellate ruling adds to physicians' liability worries - May 9
� Medical board discipline up; lawmakers demand even more - May 9
� Hospital sued after pulling welcome mat - May 9
� Doctors start 2 Medicare health plans - May 9
� Retired physician has flowering enterprise - May 9
� California doctor behind latest store-based clinics - May 9
� Link between merger, premium hike probed - May 9
� Florida bill would triple liability requirement - May 2
� Senate panel keeping line between medicine, lawmaking - May 2
� Discussion: The right to reject what plans demand: The Montana radiology case - May 2

April

� Cultural competency now law in New Jersey - April 25
� Michigan physicians fighting 1% Medicaid tax plan - April 25
� Battle for Midway: Physicians unite to save a hospital - April 25
� South Carolina ponders openness of charges against doctors - April 18
� Bully case verdict a warning to doctors - April 18
� Online services offer STD tests, access to results - April 18
� Bills would OK federal funds for more stem cell lines - April 18
� Physicians in 4 states score tort reform wins - April 18
� Clout: The force of 819,000 voices in Washington - April 18
� CareFirst's D.C. affiliate clarifies charity role - April 18
� Limits on legal drug help curb meth abuse - April 11
� Outcry builds over doctor-rating project - April 11
� Kentucky legislators approve statewide health network - April 4

March

� Feature: Body beautiful: Anatomy as art - March 28
� CareFirst announces it will absorb Maryland's HMO tax - March 14
� Georgia enacts tort reform package - March 7
� Mistrial declared in Tenet kickback case - March 7

February

� Illinois judge allows suit over destroyed embryo - Feb. 28
� South Dakota medical board to get new executive - Feb. 14
� California medical board could be facing real changes - Feb. 14
� South Carolina Supreme Court shoots down wrongful life claim - Feb. 14
� Teen sex reporting rule may threaten doctor-patient confidentiality - Feb. 14
� Maryland plans pass HMO tax on to employers - Feb. 14
� Supreme Court refuses to hear Schiavo case - Feb. 7
� Admissions process aims to boost rural doctors - Feb. 7
� Nonphysicians eager to pick up prescription pad - Feb. 7
� Michigan doctors want protection from the Blues - Feb. 7
� ED doctors protest Blues payment shift - Feb. 7

January

� Liability premium shock is spreading, an AMNews exclusive survey shows - Jan. 31
� Ethics charges related to executions dropped - Jan. 31
� Connecticut ruling protects doctors investigating abuse - Jan. 31
� Publication of mortality data affects angioplasty rates - Jan. 31
� Kentucky names doctor-founded program as model - Jan. 31
� Iowa board seeks ruling on question of public charges - Jan. 31
� Feature: Keeping the issue alive: How to keep medical liability in the news - Jan. 31
� Hospitals see benefits of corporate name game - Jan. 31
� Montana Blues executive quits after controversial tenure - Jan. 31
� Feature: Battle for the burbs: The fight for market access - Jan. 31
� Evidence of surgery found in early colonial settlement - Jan. 24
� Nevada high court weighs in on part of tort reform law - Jan. 24
� Bush stumping for liability reform in "judicial hellhole" - Jan. 24
� Emergency physicians in Virginia exit Blues network - Jan. 24
� California HMOs facing drug access rule - Jan. 24
� New Jersey anesthesiologists win scope-of-practice battle - Jan. 17
� Drug reimportation plans undaunted despite Bush task force concerns - Jan. 17
� Wi-Fi "hot spots" created in some practices - Jan. 17
� Tufts, CIGNA form national alliance - Jan. 17
� California Blues markets a hipper health plan to young adults - Jan. 17
� Discussion Comment: You ain't nothin' with a blank contract - Jan. 3
� Litigation center provides another form of advocacy - Jan. 3

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