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December

� N.J. could be first to target doctors who accept industry gifts - Dec. 31
� N.C. includes more disciplinary actions in physician profiles - Dec. 30
� California gets tougher on substance-abusing physicians - Dec. 28
� Florida doctors challenge low Medicaid pay - Dec. 28
� Fate of Missouri's liability cap before state Supreme Court - Dec. 25
� Health Net data breach likely caused by theft, Connecticut official says - Dec. 24
� Illinois doctor delivers air male - Dec. 21
� Florida first to offer Medicaid claims data online - Dec. 21
� Does Santa really need more cookies? - Dec. 18
� Is it legal for Nev. physicians to let medical assistants handle drugs? - Dec. 16
� Conn. insurance commissioner approves United-Health Net deal - Dec. 16
� Diabetes prevalence growing disproportionately across nation - Dec. 14
� Medicare managed care plan to open two walk-in clinics - Dec. 14
� North Carolina Blues lobbies voters against public option - Dec. 14
� Don't want to hire smokers? Check the law first - Dec. 14
� Charity care found straining practices in Pennsylvania - Dec. 10
� HIPAA's role in liability cases tested in Mich. - Dec. 7
� N.J. surgery center wins ruling in health plan fraud case - Dec. 7
� More time to comply with Medicare enrollment policy - Dec. 7
� Health Net data loss second major insurer breach of 2009 - Dec. 7
� $18 million severance package reinstated for CareFirst ex-CEO - Dec. 2

November

� Kansas liability cap faces high court challenge - Nov. 30
� Patient safety surveillance: keeping watch in hospitals, from sinks to surgery - Nov. 30
� Medicaid would cover 15 million more people under health reform bills - Nov. 30
� Searchable database of patient records to go commercial - Nov. 30
� Maryland high court validates rule setting minimum requirements for expert witnesses - Nov. 26
� Conn. doctors to get more cultural competency training - Nov. 25
� Physicians protest N.C. Blues contract change - Nov. 24
� Alabama doctors file complaints against state Blues plan - Nov. 23
� Physicians sue again to safeguard Pennsylvania's liability fund - Nov. 20
� Maryland high court to consider expert witness rule - Nov. 16
� Orthopedic surgeon prepares to blast into space - Nov. 13
� Malpractice lawsuits hit 10-year low in Missouri - Nov. 12
� Michigan slashes Medicaid fees for doctors by another 8% - Nov. 12
� California licensing backlog keeping doctors from starting jobs - Nov. 9
� New database for out-of-network pay set to replace disputed Ingenix system - Nov. 9
� Individual insurance policy rules changing in Wisconsin - Nov. 6
� Former managed care official fined in United-PacifiCare merger - Nov. 6
� AMA supports House bills on health reform, Medicare pay - Nov. 5
� Recession leads many patients to skip routine care - Nov. 5
� Tort reform law challenged in Georgia - Nov. 4
� Feature: Health reform review: The Massachusetts experience - Nov. 2

October

� Mass. physicians urge caution on payment overhaul - Oct. 29
� Rescission legislation vetoed - Oct. 26
� Pharmacy groups sue over Medicaid drug cuts - Oct. 23
� Coventry to buy Kansas health plan - Oct. 22
� AHIP, Blues association create payer portal - Oct. 21
� Feature: Mandating cultural competency: Should physicians be required to take courses? - Oct. 19
� Assisted-suicide statute challenged by 2 Connecticut doctors - Oct. 19
� Doctors owed no duty to nonpatient, Illinois high court rules - Oct. 19
� Plan to advertise? Be mindful of ethical, legal rules - Oct. 19
� Michigan hospital to cut physician pay - Oct. 14
� Alabama Blues overhauls physician fee schedule - Oct. 13
� Certificate-of-merit law struck down by Washington Supreme Court - Oct. 12
� Physician pay cuts on horizon at Michigan Blues? - Oct. 12
� Abortion-rights groups sue to block Arizona laws - Oct. 6
� Doctor's rap on H1N1 prevention wins HHS contest - Oct. 5
� Florida lawsuit takes swing at 3-strikes liability rule - Oct. 5
� AMA's private sector advocacy efforts yield results - Oct. 5

September

� Connecticut court opens door for patients to see peer review records - Sept. 29
� Challenges to medical liability caps go before Georgia, Maryland high courts - Sept. 28
� United, WellPoint accused of creating artificial grassroots lobbying efforts - Sept. 24
� Mass. turns spotlight on insurance executives' pay - Sept. 23
� California nursing association says insurers reject 22% of claims - Sept. 22
� Web site shows what health insurers pay Minnesota doctors, clinics - Sept. 17
� Anti-abortion group wants Illinois to enforce parental notice -- now - Sept. 16
� States targeting Medicaid physician pay - Sept. 14
� Pennsylvania Blues plan ordered to back off from clawbacks - Sept. 11
� Calif. doctors support challenge of Blues rescissions - Sept. 8
� Patients happy with San Francisco plan for uninsured - Sept. 7
� N.J. liability trial swamped with errors - Sept. 7
� Court OKs lawsuit against Hawaii Medicaid managed care - Sept. 7
� AMA takes health reform message on the road - Sept. 7
� Courts roll back abortion counseling laws - Sept. 1

August

� Two state courts, same ruling: Informed consent must include all options - Aug. 24
� Lawsuits challenge Calif. governor's budget vetoes - Aug. 24
� When patients lose jobs, physicians feel impact - Aug. 24
� Louisiana cuts physicians' Medicaid payments - Aug. 17
� Physicians stop states from raiding liability funds - Aug. 17
� Practices see slow progress in instant claims adjudication - Aug. 17
� 200 Kentucky doctors booted from Humana networks - Aug. 13
� Court to examine possible conflict over hospital board's role in staff privileges case - Aug. 11
� Wis. high court maintains limits on awards to third parties - Aug. 10
� Industry gift bans slammed for overreaching - Aug. 10
� Enhanced Medicaid plan sees low sign-ups, but high use - Aug. 10
� Fla. Medicaid reform pilot: More efficiency or less care? - Aug. 10
� Pennsylvania to examine its Blues market - Aug. 10
� Mass. doctors urge caution as state ponders shift to global payments - Aug. 10
� Louisiana creates loan program for EHR purchases - Aug. 6
� California budget fix includes health care cuts - Aug. 5
� Feature: Litigation screening panels on trial: Are they working? - Aug. 3
� Some states still prohibit hospitals from hiring doctors; physicians want to keep it that way - Aug. 3
� Landmark Massachusetts health reforms showing cracks in access, coverage - Aug. 3
� Indiana medical association files complaint against WellPoint over payment problems - Aug. 3
� United to buy Health Net business in Northeast - Aug. 3

July

� Connecticut law requires insurers to list full fee schedule - July 31
� Liability insurance rates stabilize in Illinois - July 29
� Federal appeals court halts some California Medicaid pay cuts - July 27
� Mass. bill would offer tax breaks for e-prescribing - July 24
� Conn. governor rejects two health coverage expansions - July 21
� Californians back health insurance code of conduct - July 21
� Former AMA trustee Dr. Benjamin nominated to be surgeon general - July 20
� Court: Physician liability limited in third-party cases - July 20
� Ohio court blocks sweeping records disclosure - July 20
� Texas appeals court upholds $10 million award to fired doctor - July 14
� Appellate court upholds California medical liability cap - July 13
� N.H. doctors sue to stop state raid on medical liability fund - July 13
� Quality data have limited impact on patient behavior - July 13
� N.J. bill would require certified health IT - July 10
� Mich. Senate OKs 8% Medicaid fee cut - July 8
� Florida insurers forced to honor assignment of benefits - July 8
� 5 people die under new Washington physician-assisted suicide law - July 6
� Physician-patient privilege waived in fraud probe - July 6
� Tennessee Medical Assn. sues collections firm - July 6
� N.Y. doctors challenge liability insurance report - July 2

June

� Access-to-care problems are resurfacing in Mass. - June 29
� Final health plan reaches settlement over Ingenix database - June 29
� Minn. health plan consortium develops online claims portal - June 29
� New York physicians want possible Health Net deal scrutinized - June 25
� Blue Shield's right to cancel couple's coverage upheld - June 22
� Nevada law heightens J-1 waiver scrutiny - June 19
� WellCare settles SEC probe; announces layoffs - June 12
� States have say in Medicaid medical necessity decisions - June 11
� Michigan attorney general tries to block Blues' rate hikes - June 11
� Maryland enacts health IT incentive law - June 10
� California physicians push to end Medicaid prior approval - June 9
� Oklahoma enacts comprehensive tort reform - June 8
� Doctors in Indiana and Ohio want action on claims delays - June 8
� Indiana patients to get reminder: Pay your doctors - June 4
� California voters reject budget fixes - June 3
� Long appointment waits may signal doctor shortage - June 1
� Doctor gets jail time for online, out-of-state prescribing - June 1
� Calif. may require public notice of medical license - June 1
� Vt. bans industry gifts, tightens reporting rules - June 1
� W.Va. Medicaid wellness plan comes up short in evaluation - June 1
� Massachusetts considers capitated insurance payments - June 1

May

� Hackers claim to have taken Virginians' health data - May 29
� Hospitals entitled to peer review protections in negligent credentialing claims - May 25
� Michigan insurer pays physicians who convert to medical homes - May 22
� Study quantifies prior-authorization burden - May 20
� Arkansas high court rejects liability reforms - May 19
� N.C. court overturns ban on doctor participation in executions - May 18
� State medical societies strategize against collector - May 18
� Bill threatening Colorado liability cap fails - May 15
� Blues plans see pushback on rate hike requests - May 14
� Court upholds Vermont law on prescribing data privacy - May 11
� Medicine scores legal victories in scope of practice - May 11
� Company stops tapping physicians for "overpayments" - May 11
� Cigna backs off documentation requirements - May 11
� Massachusetts care hindered by physician shortages - May 7
� Maryland limits health insurance rescissions - May 6
� Doctor discipline inches up but still off 14% from peak - May 4
� Nevada lawmakers moving to change state's liability cap - May 4
� Peer review hearing officer's role is limited - May 4
� AMA takes first steps to build physician Web portal - May 4

April

� Minnesota Blues launch online doctor visits - April 29
� Texas university explores offering an MD degree in addition to its DO program - April 27
� Court approves doctors' suit over ranking program - April 27
� Oregon developing comprehensive health system reform - April 27
� Texas Blues plan agrees to stop grading physicians on how much they charge - April 27
� Louisiana may cut Medicaid pay to physicians - April 24
� Maryland short on surgeons - April 23
� Any-willing-provider law heads to Georgia Supreme Court - April 23
� Health Net fined over mishandled claims in Connecticut - April 22
� New York budget increases Medicaid fees for physicians - April 20
� Physicians want more answers about N.J. insurer's proposed status change - April 15
� Several states face battles over optometry scope of practice - April 13
� California court halts some Medicaid cuts - April 13
� Self-insured companies going after doctors to recover "overpaid" claims - April 13
� University of Chicago hospital investigated - April 9
� Incentives shown to drive health IT adoption - April 8
� Ariz. high court validates standards for expert witnesses in liability cases - April 6
� Boston physicians cut their own salaries to help hospital - April 6
� AMA sues WellPoint to recoup pay for doctors - April 6

March

� Feature: A miscarriage of medicine (book excerpt: Three Generations, No Imbeciles) - March 30
� San Francisco employer mandate may end up in U.S. Supreme Court - March 30
� N.D. Blues gives its top exec the boot - March 30
� Utah laws take aim at access to care, physician payment - March 25
� Feature: Challenging your rating: You don't have to accept what the health plan says - March 23
� Maryland proposal uses individual, employer mandates to ensure health care coverage - March 20
� Emergency physicians object to plan to cut hospital beds - March 16
� Organized medicine-backed lawsuit knocks down hospital's attempt at economic credentialing - March 16
� Texas hospital settles charges of boycotting physician-owned hospital - March 16
� First groups sign on for new capitation model in Massachusetts - March 11
� Mass. bill aims to reverse court expansion of physician liability - March 9
� Wash. completes final rules on physician-assisted suicide - March 9
� R.I. says Blues can't raise individual health premiums - March 9
� Retail clinics attracting legislator interest - March 4
� Maryland program covering more uninsured, despite slow start - March 2
� United sets new basis for fee schedule - March 2

February

� Minn. governor calls for health care cuts to offset $4.8 billion deficit - Feb. 27
� Lawsuit challenges San Francisco safety net programs - Feb. 23
� N.J. lawmakers compromise on physician referral - Feb. 23
� Feature: The newest doctors in the House: Physicians become legislators - Feb. 23
� Texas physicians voice time, pay frustrations - Feb. 23
� States consider requiring hospitals to screen for MRSA - Feb. 16
� States move to limit insurance rescissions - Feb. 16
� WellPoint becomes latest insurer to cut staff - Feb. 11
� Doctor quits prison job over execution - Feb. 9
� United agreement a victory for fair pay for physicians - Feb. 9
� California physicians eye $42 billion state deficit - Feb. 6
� Feature: At the same table: Alternative liability resolution - Feb. 2
� Discussion: United agreements: Fair payments ahead - Feb. 2
� "Inevitable" Blues merger implodes at 11th hour - Feb. 2

January

� Montana judge rejects stay of physician-assisted suicide ruling - Jan. 29
� Texas physician named "Country Doctor of the Year" - Jan. 29
� Physicians asked to help with Rx abuse-prevention programs - Jan. 28
� California's high court bans balance billing - Jan. 26
� United agrees to pay $350 million, scrap system that undercut fees - Jan. 26
� Florida projects worsening doctor shortage - Jan. 22
� Rhode Island's Medicaid reform advances - Jan. 16
� Pennsylvania physicians, hospitals sue to preserve liability premium subsidies - Jan. 16
� California doctors to continue battling ban on balance billing - Jan. 6
� Bush reflects on health policy, defends stem cell decision - Jan. 6
� Nevada medical board seeks to update discipline, licensing systems - Jan. 5
� Supreme Court asked to examine Texas peer review case - Jan. 5
� Louisiana pediatricians sue over Medicaid managed care pilots - Jan. 5
� Florida consumer-driven Medicaid reform in limbo - Jan. 5
� Blues merger faces opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature - Jan. 5
� Maryland insurance commissioner seeks audit of CareFirst reserves - Jan. 5

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