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December

� Health proposals have popular appeal - Dec. 27
� Story Comment: Terrorism measures lead into uncharted waters - Dec. 27
� Story Comment: Drug reimportation supported if safety of patients is assured - Dec. 27
� Story Comment: AMA reaffirms commitment to fight Medicare pay cuts - Dec. 27
� Federal health budget, abortion language OK'd - Dec. 27
� Bush names EPA chief as new HHS secretary - Dec. 27
� Brief: AMA board to study uncompensated care proposal - Dec. 27
� Brief: AMA supports asthma drugs in schools - Dec. 27
� Brief: Delegates back AMA's work on Medicare drug benefit - Dec. 27
� Brief: AMA to voice concerns to DEA over pain medication prescribing policy - Dec. 27
� Baseball deal strikes out with physicians in District of Columbia - Dec. 20
� Thompson's farewell to HHS urges continued focus on global health - Dec. 20
� Medicare payment ample for cancer drugs, GAO says - Dec. 20
� Brief: Government alleges kickback, asks for more time in Medco case - Dec. 20
� Brief: CMS seeks input on Rx benefit - Dec. 20
� Brief: Lupron maker settles suit over drug's pricing - Dec. 20
� Confusion surrounds new national doctor ID number - Dec. 13
� Medicare pilot project expands coverage for chiropractic care - Dec. 13
� Tennessee Medicaid may be headed for a fall - Dec. 13
� Deficit could force Medicare reductions - Dec. 13
� Brief: Texas physician group loses appeal of antitrust complaint - Dec. 13
� Brief: Virginia medical society focuses on tort reform - Dec. 13
� Brief: First person convicted of HIPAA violation gets jail time - Dec. 13
� Brief: U.S. Supreme Court hears medical marijuana arguments - Dec. 13
� Bariatric surgery gets good review from Medicare panel - Dec. 6
� Utah high court upholds liability damage cap - Dec. 6
� Feature: Formulary friction: Doctors fear prescription limits - Dec. 6
� Brief: Doctors in the House and Senate - Dec. 6
� Brief: Judges put ballot initiatives on hold - Dec. 6

November

� State tort reform ballot wins set stage for further battles - Nov. 22
� Voters weigh in on issues of marijuana use - Nov. 22
� California rejects access measures; funding concerns cited - Nov. 22
� CMS finalizes 1.5% doctor pay increase, adds new patient benefits - Nov. 22
� Bush's 2nd term health agenda pushes liability reform, HSAs - Nov. 22
� Brief: Idaho SCHIP premium assistance gets federal OK - Nov. 22
� Brief: Physicians settle Medicare billing charges - Nov. 22
� Brief: Pay for performance scrutinized - Nov. 22
� Changes sought to tech rules for Medicare quality groups - Nov. 15
� Medicaid vouchers could get new life in Louisiana - Nov. 15
� Industry moves on HIPAA standards, but transition will be slow - Nov. 15
� Lawsuits against health plans crumble in wake of Supreme Court ruling - Nov. 15
� Brief: Bush signs measure to fight juvenile diabetes - Nov. 15
� Brief: Coverage satisfaction waning - Nov. 15
� Brief: Court tosses out one of the lawsuits against nonprofit hospitals - Nov. 15
� Pennsylvania House extends liability fund relief - Nov. 8
� Medicare claims appeals could slow down - Nov. 8
� Medicaid budget woes expected to persist - Nov. 8
� Brief: Panel rules against consolidating suits over hospital charges - Nov. 8
� Brief: Health centers do well by doing good - Nov. 8
� Brief: Part of Social Security increases to go to Medicare - Nov. 8
� Hospital care varies widely for chronically ill Medicare patients - Nov. 1
� 3 states face marijuana votes on decriminalization, medical treatment - Nov. 1
� Brief: Calif. officials support emergency department funding ballot question - Nov. 1
� Brief: Medicare adopts changes in pay for cancer drugs - Nov. 1

October

� House OKs division of 9th Circuit Court of Appeals - Oct. 25
� Voters hold fate of California health insurance mandate - Oct. 25
� CMS moves to speed Medicare approval for expanded uses of medical technology - Oct. 25
� Drug import crackdown shows hazards - Oct. 25
� Brief: Medicaid eats up state budgets - Oct. 25
� Brief: Senate passes anabolic steroid bill - Oct. 25
� Brief: N.J. panel votes against doctors' "access fees" - Oct. 25
� Political passions drive doctors to campaign - Oct. 25
� Pediatricians hit Bush on kids' health spending - Oct. 18
� Hospital bid to help doctors with liability gets OK - Oct. 18
� Election 2004: Presidential candidates give plans for health care - Oct. 18
� Drug pay cut could disrupt cancer care - Oct. 18
� Brief: Medicare seeks help with DME bidding - Oct. 18
� Brief: Early setback for Medicare PPOs - Oct. 18
� Brief: Rx monitoring bill passes House - Oct. 18
� Brief: Health insurance tax credits' flaws dampen interest - Oct. 18
� Physician-candidates inspired by health climate to practice politics - Oct. 11
� Millions to get Medicare drug card for immediate use - Oct. 11
� Medicare reform spurs growth in different managed care options - Oct. 11
� HHS pilots way to quicker settlements - Oct. 11
� Brief: Rise in health insurance premiums outstrips earnings - Oct. 11
� Brief: High-risk pool funding gets Senate panel's nod - Oct. 11
� Brief: Court orders changes to Nevada liability reform ballot question - Oct. 11
� Brief: Doctors push for Washington state tort reform initiative - Oct. 11
� Brief: Calif. medical staff governance bill signed into law - Oct. 11
� Public: Government should provide more kids' coverage - Oct. 4
� House bill sanctions lawyers for filing frivolous lawsuits - Oct. 4
� Rx comparisons may lead seniors to doctors' doors - Oct. 4
� Feature: Presidential prescription: How to fix health care - Oct. 4
� Brief: HHS extends its own HIPAA deadline - Oct. 4
� Brief: Chronically ill hit by high health costs - Oct. 4
� Brief: Woman behind Roe v. Wade loses request to have case reopened - Oct. 4
� Brief: Medicare expands PET coverage - Oct. 4

September

� Medicare doctor payments contribute to Part B premium rise - Sept. 27
� Health insurance premiums jump again - Sept. 27
� Doctors who tout iffy "cures" will face critical eye of FTC - Sept. 27
� Brief: AIDS group sues drugmaker over prices - Sept. 27
� Brief: Medicare drug project enrollment falls below expectations - Sept. 27
� Brief: Advocates for breast cancer patients back drug reimportation - Sept. 27
� Brief: "Partial-birth abortion" ban again ruled unconstitutional - Sept. 27
� Brief: Patients mum about skipping drugs because of their cost - Sept. 27
� ED closures spur worries of care crisis in L.A. - Sept. 20
� Fight looms over Medicare drug coverage - Sept. 20
� Brief: Medicare plans coverage for new carotid stent - Sept. 20
� Brief: Insurers sue Pa. over coverage of addicts' medical care - Sept. 20
� Brief: HHS sued over interpreter rules - Sept. 20
� Brief: Physician pay increase cited in higher Medicare beneficiary premiums - Sept. 20
� Penalty for breaking HIPAA law - Sept. 20
� Doctors leery about Tennessee plan to overhaul Medicaid - Sept. 13
� Nevada tort reform ballot fight now brewing - Sept. 13
� AMA gets $1 million disaster response grant - Sept. 13
� HIPAA's promise undermined by claims-processing tangle - Sept. 13
� Brief: N.C. physician-hospital group settles antitrust charges - Sept. 13
� Brief: HIPAA privacy law nets first conviction - Sept. 13
� Brief: Drug firm settles New York lawsuit over Paxil data - Sept. 13
� Brief: No second term for HHS' Thompson - Sept. 13
� Brief: "Partial-birth abortion" ban loses in court again - Sept. 13
� Brief: More Americans lack health insurance - Sept. 13
� Have a Medicare policy question? Carriers usually give wrong answers - Sept. 6
� States challenge FDA in fight over drug reimportation - Sept. 6
� Feature: Ballot battle: Two professions square off over attorney fees and quality of care. - Sept. 6
� Brief: Health savings accounts poll well, insurers say - Sept. 6
� Brief: Drug benefit demo expanded - Sept. 6
� Brief: CMS pushes for faster adoption of medical technology in Medicare - Sept. 6
� Medicare drug benefits get cool reception - Sept. 6

August

� Medical groups seek end to death penalty for minors - Aug. 23
� Mississippi hospital agrees to lower charges for uninsured patients - Aug. 23
� Texas SCHIP cuts seen as harbinger - Aug. 23
� Brief: Government stalling medical marijuana study, researchers charge - Aug. 23
� Brief: Cost inflation alleged against N.Y. pharmacy benefit manager - Aug. 23
� Brief: New York City sues drug makers over Medicaid drug prices - Aug. 23
� Brief: Stem cell research debated - Aug. 23
� Brief: NIH won't override Norvir patent - Aug. 23
� 1.5% Medicare increase secured, but future pay cuts are forecast - Aug. 16
� CMS unveils plan for Medicare drug benefit but skimps on details - Aug. 16
� Wyoming moves toward tort referendum - Aug. 16
� Brief: Medicaid waivers questioned - Aug. 16
� Brief: Medicare pay increases announced for hospitals and other facilities - Aug. 16
� Brief: Drugmaker will pay millions to resolve Claritin pricing lawsuit - Aug. 16
� Brief: Parental consent law struck down - Aug. 16
� Brief: Mississippi abortion ban lifted - Aug. 16
� Senate passes patient safety bill with new error reporting system - Aug. 9
� HHS outlines plan to increase national adoption of health information technology - Aug. 9
� Study hits physician collective bargaining - Aug. 9
� Brief: Lawmakers target underage drinking - Aug. 9
� Brief: SCHIP growth slows - Aug. 9
� Brief: Medicare outpatient drug benefit rule unveiled - Aug. 9
� Brief: Tort reform on Wyoming ballot - Aug. 9
� Brief: Medicare fee update proposed - Aug. 9
� Two Illinois towns take tort reform into their own hands - Aug. 9
� U.S. appellate court weighs legality of Medi-Cal cuts - Aug. 2
� Pharmacy benefit managers a growing force in Medicare - Aug. 2
� Brief: TAP officials acquitted in Lupron case in Boston - Aug. 2
� Brief: Judge rules against Missouri's "partial-birth abortion" ban - Aug. 2
� Brief: No drugs from Down Under - Aug. 2
� Brief: Medicare changes policy on obesity - Aug. 2
� Brief: AMA urges Illinois court to uphold verdict against Philip Morris - Aug. 2
� Edwards' trial lawyer past raises red flags for doctors - Aug. 2

July

� Pennsylvania physicians' efforts on liability reform hit a roadblock - July 26
� Health IT chief: Public-private partnership needed for EMRs - July 26
� Brief: Health centers, public hospitals missed out on drug discounts - July 26
� Brief: Medicare drug discount site criticized - July 26
� Brief: Ohio voters support appeals - July 26
� Brief: Senate leader lays out health plan - July 26
� Low pay hurts Medicaid access to specialists - July 26
� Congressional task force ready to tackle Medicaid reform - July 19
� Medicare demonstration project previews drug benefit - July 19
� Brief: HHS expands access to rapid HIV test - July 19
� Brief: Md. tort reform task force named - July 19
� Brief: Millions can't pay their medical bills - July 19
� Brief: Lawmaker proposes health insurance without bounds - July 19
� Brief: Percentage of uninsured children drops - July 19
� Supreme Court strikes down landmark patient protection law - July 12
� MedPAC eyes cost-cutting strategies - July 12
� News Delegates press for affordable Medicare drugs - July 12
� Legislators focus on keeping health insurance costs down - July 12
� Brief: Hospital charges to the uninsured to be investigated - July 12
� Brief: FDA tobacco measure tied to tax bill - July 12
� Brief: D.C. City Council contemplates liability reform - July 12
� Brief: Washington state doctors file liability reform ballot initiative - July 12
� Brief: AMA lobbies for patient safety legislation - July 12
� Brief: Medicare and NCI forge alliance - July 12
� Brief: Physicians express concern over "partial-birth abortion" subpoenas - July 12
� News AMA to help states on programs for uninsured - July 5
� News Physicians want HSA access for Medicare recipients - July 5
� News AMA seeks separate Medicare drug funding - July 5
� Feature: Drug reimportation dilemma: Drug safety vs. access - July 5
� Brief: Use of DEA numbers should be tightened, doctors say - July 5
� Brief: Doctors oppose self-referral law changes regarding imaging - July 5
� Brief: AMA to study new EMTALA rules - July 5
� Brief: Physicians request duty-free status for medical equipment donations - July 5
� Brief: Health plans should shorten doctors' phone wait times, AMA says - July 5
� Brief: Physicians seek answers on exclusive credentialing - July 5
� Brief: AMA to study a separate Medicare for the disabled - July 5
� Brief: Physicians want naturopaths dropped from Medicare coverage committee - July 5

June

� Empty box on claims means Medicare denials - June 28
� HHS prodded to implement liability coverage for free clinic volunteers - June 28
� Lawsuit claims Glaxo hid Paxil findings - June 28
� Brief: Lawmakers call for investigation of Norvir price hike - June 28
� Brief: Texas sues drugmakers over Medicaid pricing - June 28
� Brief: New Mexico group settles price-fixing charges - June 28
� Brief: Miss. lawmakers vote to strengthen liability cap - June 28
� Brief: Reforms pass one hurdle in Illinois - June 28
� Brief: Tort reform will be election issue - June 28
� Brief: Medicare pay delay nears for noncompliant electronic claims - June 28
� Health spending growth drops again - June 28
� Carrier backlogs continue to stall physician Medicare enrollment - June 21
� Emergency departments strained by patients better seen elsewhere - June 21
� House votes to bar over-the-counter sales of steroid precursors - June 21
� "Partial-birth abortion" ban loses 1st round - June 21
� Brief: Reimport request denied - June 21
� Brief: Medicaid access to specialists is low - June 21
� Brief: Wis. sues drugmakers over pricing - June 21
� Brief: CMS creates EMTALA advisory group - June 21
� New health savings account perk pushed - June 14
� Push continues for electronic health records - June 14
� Panel weighs competing views on federal e-prescribing standards - June 14
� 3 states pass tort reform; others still waiting - June 14
� Brief: Tenn. Legislature passes teaching hospital immunity bill - June 14
� Brief: Sen. Byrd signs onto association health plan bill - June 14
� Brief: Bush promotes community health center funding - June 14
� Brief: Senators urge CMS to review assumptions on physician payment - June 14
� Funding crunch flattens HIV/AIDS drug access - June 14
� Alaska physician wins case on ignored medical advice - June 7
� Tort reform passes again in the House - June 7
� Feature: Medicare carrier switch: Who will pay you next? - June 7
� Brief: Reimportation lawsuit filed in Minn. - June 7
� Brief: Health costs worry small firms - June 7
� Brief: Illegal immigrant ID bill defeated - June 7
� Brief: Hospitals ready to report quality data - June 7
� Brief: Medicare pays more for managed care - June 7
� Brief: Study finds EDs face financial woes - June 7
� Brief: Iowa tort reform legislation rejected - June 7

May

� Connecticut doctors push for tort reform veto - May 24
� Medicare doctor payment fix remains elusive for Congress - May 24
� New solutions sought to help uninsured - May 24
� Brief: Senate passes Medicaid buy-in for children with disabilities - May 24
� Brief: Washington physician group settles fraud charges - May 24
� Brief: Minn. judge allows access to drugmakers' files in reimportation case - May 24
� Brace for slew of questions about Medicare drug cards - May 24
� Two-week payment penalty threatens as HIPAA claims deadline looms - May 17
� California launches plan to crack down on Medi-Cal fraud - May 17
� Panel studies retainer care, practice trends - May 17
� Medicare hopes to boost better option for dialysis - May 17
� President launches push for electronic records; funds for project still in question - May 17
� Brief: Study doubts costs savings from Medicare PPOs - May 17
� Brief: HHS offers blueprint to better health for Americans - May 17
� Brief: Missouri governor vetoes tort reform - May 17
� Brief: Ky. Supreme Court ruling backs local smoking bans - May 17
� Brief: Lawmakers ask Bush to ease stem cell restrictions - May 17
� Drive to reimport drugs outpacing U.S. effort to study safety - May 10
� New Jersey court derails Medicare incentive pay project - May 10
� Study lauds emergency "prudent layperson" laws - May 10
� Health care now prime target of federal False Claims Act - May 10
� Brief: Medicaid jumps into drug pool - May 10
� Brief: AIDS patients file class-action suit over Norvir price hike - May 10
� Brief: Judge moves to stop Texas Medicaid restrictions - May 10
� Brief: Mass. tort reform bill gets panel's endorsement - May 10
� Brief: Telehealth legislation proposed - May 10
� Brief: CMS addresses enrollment delays - May 10
� Brief: Bush wants electronic health records - May 10
� Iowa governor might not sign tort reform bill - May 3
� One year later, mixed reviews for privacy rule - May 3
� Lawmakers ask CMS help in raising Medicare doctor pay - May 3
� Feature: Medicaid short list: Prescribing a hassle factor - May 3
� Brief: CMS issues call for chronic care management demo - May 3
� Brief: Medicare streamlines drug card enrollment - May 3
� Brief: Ohio liability insurers questioned about rate setting - May 3
� Brief: Drugmaker Web site links patients to discount programs - May 3
� Brief: Improper billing collections just a drop in the bucket - May 3
� Brief: U.S. House sits on genetics bill - May 3

April

� Health savings accounts gaining as coverage option - April 26
� Court upholds Michigan Medicaid drug limits - April 26
� More Medicare services, quality not always linked - April 26
� Senators reject tort reform again - April 26
� Maine's health reform plan is met with cautious optimism - April 26
� Brief: Congressmen push for changes in physician pay formula - April 26
� Brief: Ohio passes liability insurance market backup plan - April 26
� Brief: Georgia Legislature adjourns without tort reform - April 26
� Brief: Iowa tort reform bill passes - April 26
� Brief: Order flu vaccine now - April 26
� Study criticizes health insurance tax credit plan - April 19
� Alert warns of Medicare conflict for concierge practices - April 19
� CMS revises rules limiting physician self-referral - April 19
� Brief: Medicaid costs less - April 19
� Brief: Encouraging high-risk health insurance pools - April 19
� Brief: HIPAA lawsuit dismissed - April 19
� Brief: CMA issues legal brief opposing "partial-birth abortion" law - April 19
� Brief: HIPAA payment delay for noncompliant e-claims under fire - April 19
� Panel predicts Medicare pay cuts as crunch looms for 2006 - April 12
� Health care emerges as a major issue in 2004 election - April 12
� States likely to see little help with Medicaid funding - April 12
� Medicare panel mulls oversight of outpatient imaging services - April 12
� Grassroots advocacy: Doctors keep up the fight for tort reform - April 12
� Brief: Low response to tax credit program - April 12
� Brief: Organ donation funds authorized - April 12
� Brief: Health centers expand access - April 12
� Brief: Calif. doctors' need for speed - April 12
� Medicare faces cash crunch - April 5
� CMS offers guidance on specialty hospital moratorium - April 5
� Feature: Protecting genetic privacy: Is a law needed? - April 5
� Brief: Michigan judge says doctor must share pertinent patient records - April 5
� Brief: Ohio malpractice panel issues report - April 5
� Brief: HSA-linked bill introduced - April 5
� Brief: Drug reimportation panel meets - April 5

March

� Alaska bill offers immunity when advice is ignored - March 22
� Medicare warns of payment delays for claims that don't meet HIPAA rules - March 22
� Congress to look at Medicare pay formula - March 22
� Brief: HHS targets nation's waistline - March 22
� Brief: Calif. judge rules against records release in late-term abortion lawsuit - March 22
� Brief: Disease management demo gives HHS unprecedented authority - March 22
� Brief: Reimportation stance could be stumbling block for CMS candidate - March 22
� Scores of bogus health plans collect premiums, ignore claims - March 22
� Injunction lifted against any-willing-provider law - March 15
� Drug reimportation booms as U.S. safety task force is named - March 15
� Focus on stopping diversion: Federal officials announce crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers - March 15
� Brief: Oklahoma doctors rally for tort reform - March 15
� Brief: Fight continues against government request for abortion files - March 15
� Brief: Georgia committee passes tort reform; doctors find fault with bills - March 15
� Brief: Pa. lawmakers consider patient tax - March 15
� FDA targets medication errors by requiring bar codes on drugs - March 15
� Medicare relief coming soon with drug discount cards - March 8
� Bush nominates FDA chief for top CMS slot - March 8
� Senate bill aims to boost seat-belt use - March 8
� Doctors protest 400% price hike in HIV medication - March 8
� Tort reform for obstetricians fails in the Senate - March 8
� Consumer-driven health care: Bush, GOP back HSA expansion - March 8
� Brief: Drug reimportation on the rise - March 8
� Brief: Uninsured discounts OK, HHS says - March 8
� Brief: Calif. physician group settles in antitrust case - March 8
� Brief: Judge again refuses to allow 5% Medi-Cal cut - March 8
� Brief: Wyoming voters back tort reform - March 8
� Brief: Missouri panel passes liability bill - March 8
� Medical groups fight for local smoking ban - March 1
� Suit over late-term abortion ban sparks privacy debate - March 1
� GOP leaders focus on tort reform, health disparities - March 1
� Feature: The quality challenge: How best to raise the bar for medical care - March 1
� Brief: Bill would halt growth of long-term-care hospitals - March 1
� Brief: SCHIP up by 5.8 million children - March 1
� Brief: Stroke prevention bill offered - March 1
� Brief: Federal government backtracks on disparities report - March 1
� Brief: Illinois bill aims to improve liability insurance climate - March 1
� Brief: Washington Senate passes tort reform - March 1

February

� Doctors to get national billing ID numbers - Feb. 23
� Medicaid facing financial crisis, hard choices in cuts - Feb. 23
� Brief: Doctors, governor rally for tort reform in Kentucky - Feb. 23
� Brief: Virginia doctors lobby Legislature for cap on noneconomic damage awards - Feb. 23
� Brief: Insurer promises rate relief if Washington state passes tort reform - Feb. 23
� Brief: Australia bans drug reimportation - Feb. 23
� Brief: Doctors call for mental health parity - Feb. 23
� Brief: Cracking down on Internet doctors - Feb. 23
� Brief: Tort reform revival possible in Senate - Feb. 23
� Medicare enrollment delays leave doctors out in the cold - Feb. 23
� Health care worries high on voters' lists - Feb. 16
� Both sides ready for HMO liability fight - Feb. 16
� Expect health spending slowdown in 2005 - Feb. 16
� Brief: OIG finds Medicare overpayment for drugs - Feb. 16
� Brief: S.D. lawmakers opt against lowering medical malpractice award cap - Feb. 16
� Brief: CMS will take comments online - Feb. 16
� Discount Rx program finally launched in Maine - Feb. 9
� Kennedy's plan aims to provide health care to the uninsured - Feb. 9
� New federal budget brings an end to NIH growth spurt - Feb. 9
� Government pushes for electronic medical record standards - Feb. 9
� Brief: NIMH's leader defends funding priorities - Feb. 9
� Brief: Medicare increases payments for critical access hospitals - Feb. 9
� Brief: Guarding against abuse - Feb. 9
� Brief: Bill would make ED check citizenship - Feb. 9
� Brief: Public has doubts about drug benefit - Feb. 9
� Brief: Physicians continue to fight for change - Feb. 9
� MedPAC calls for 2.5% doctor pay update in 2005 - Feb. 2
� Texas fetus abuse law could spell legal trouble for doctors - Feb. 2
� Feature: Unfinished business: Congressional agenda 2004 - Feb. 2
� Brief: Abbott settlement funds help state Medicaid programs - Feb. 2
� Brief: Report finds problems with payment for assistants at surgery - Feb. 2
� Brief: Medicare health plan pay to increase - Feb. 2
� Health insurance access is back on America's agenda - Feb. 2

January

� States get a little Medicaid help, but picture still bleak - Jan. 26
� 2002 health care spending hit $1.6 trillion - Jan. 26
� Drug pay rule might hurt Medicare access - Jan. 26
� Brief: State fights court's rejection of N.H. parental notification law - Jan. 26
� Brief: For-profit Medicare plans don't skimp more on expensive procedures - Jan. 26
� Brief: Drug reimportation fight continues - Jan. 26
� Medicare law aims to bring Alaska physicians in from the cold - Jan. 19
� Appeals court upholds Ohio "partial-birth abortion" law - Jan. 19
� Brief: Wis. governor signs patient compensation fund legislation - Jan. 19
� Brief: Hospitals urged to help uninsured - Jan. 19
� Brief: Senate takes aim at employer health benefits - Jan. 19
� Brief: Wash. physicians blast tort reform package - Jan. 19
� Brief: Court ruling stops Calif. Medicaid cuts - Jan. 19
� Brief: CMS issues Medicare physician pay rule, extends participation deadline - Jan. 19
� Brief: Ephedra banned by FDA - Jan. 19
� Houston doctors' group settles antitrust charges - Jan. 12
� Firms embrace cost-sharing; sick pay most - Jan. 12
� Future is uncertain for surgery center Medicare payment - Jan. 12
� Disabled are falling through gaps in Medicare coverage - Jan. 12
� Brief: Medical marijuana case allowed to proceed - Jan. 12
� Brief: Mental health parity law renewed - Jan. 12
� Story Comment: AMA hits laws impeding screening of drunk patients - Jan. 5
� Feature: HIPAA confidential: Achieving compliance, dispelling myths - Jan. 5
� Story Comment: AMA seeks federal funding of medical interpreters - Jan. 5
� Brief: Doctors support FDA drug-tracking efforts - Jan. 5
� Brief: AMA seeks protection of peer review materials - Jan. 5
� Brief: Doctors vote for crackdown on unsafe online drug sales - Jan. 5
� Brief: AMA votes to push for weapons ban extension - Jan. 5
� Brief: AMA members call for right to bargain collectively - Jan. 5
� Brief: Doctors to fight for better Medicare infusion therapy pay - Jan. 5
� Brief: AMA to push for Medicaid tax credits - Jan. 5
� Brief: HIPAA has its day in court - Jan. 5

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