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December

� Physicians could face dilemma over New Hampshire abortion law decision - Dec. 26
� Most large companies will keep retiree drug benefits -- for now - Dec. 26
� Brief: Lawmakers investigate QIOs - Dec. 26
� Brief: Medicare lawsuits filed - Dec. 26
� Brief: Florida contingency fee fight continues - Dec. 26
� Brief: Wis. governor vetoes noneconomic damages caps in medical liability - Dec. 26
� Florida doctors, patients sue over Medicaid rates - Dec. 19
� Disabled patients will get bariatric surgery coverage - Dec. 19
� Congress takes on growing meth problem - Dec. 19
� Brief: Alabama to boost Medicaid pay - Dec. 19
� Brief: Wis. governor vetoes noneconomic damages caps in liability cases - Dec. 19
� Brief: Urging tort reform for the District - Dec. 19
� IOM: New agency needed to simplify pay-for-performance measures - Dec. 19
� Doctors, consumer groups oppose tobacco tax initiative - Dec. 12
� New Hampshire regulates liability rates - Dec. 12
� Defense Dept. deploys EMR system - Dec. 12
� Illinois to offer health coverage to all children - Dec. 12
� Brief: Drug importation change added to law - Dec. 12
� Brief: Medicare drug prices higher than other options - Dec. 12
� Medicare Part D squashes charity drugs - Dec. 12
� Tennessee county asks state for tort reform - Dec. 5
� Story Comment: AMA calls for workplace smoking ban - Dec. 5
� Illinois drug import program falls flat with doctors - Dec. 5
� Patients look to doctors for help on Medicare drug plans - Dec. 5
� Brief: Big defeat for HHS spending bill - Dec. 5
� Brief: Revised Medicaid cuts pass House - Dec. 5
� Brief: Health care IT bill passes Senate - Dec. 5
� Physicians' push for Medicare pay relief goes down to the wire - Dec. 5

November

� Doctors so far go one for two in state tort reform battles - Nov. 28
� Story Comment: AMA: Fill gaps in Medicare drug plans - Nov. 28
� Story Comment: AMA delegates condemn proposed Medicaid cuts - Nov. 28
� Story Comment: AMA to look anew at insurance mandate - Nov. 28
� Brief: AMA to report ways to protect doctors from HIPAA problems - Nov. 28
� Brief: Trustees' report finds little evidence of bogus ADA-based legal threats - Nov. 28
� Brief: AMA wants laws to require insurers to pay fairly for emergency care - Nov. 28
� Story Comment: Quality reporting plan: AMA tells CMS to scrap flawed program - Nov. 28
� House passes bill to sanction lawyers for frivolous suits - Nov. 21
� Erectile dysfunction drugs won't be covered - Nov. 21
� Tax panel: Overhaul health insurance treatment - Nov. 21
� CMS rule hurts chances for pay reform - Nov. 21
� Brief: Portland hospital system settles charges it overbilled the uninsured - Nov. 21
� Battle looming over Senate's 1% Medicare payment boost - Nov. 21
� 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
� Medicare launches voluntary quality reporting system - Nov. 14
� Brief: Abortion clinic that sought injunction against Missouri law closes - Nov. 14
� Brief: Florida, West Virginia governors named to Medicaid commission - Nov. 14
� Brief: Heart-device makers investigated - Nov. 14
� Brief: Senate's health spending bill approved - Nov. 14
� Investigation questions chemotherapy payments - Nov. 7
� Doctors take lawyer fees fight to Florida Supreme Court - Nov. 7
� Senate panel passes 1% Medicare doctor pay boost - Nov. 7
� Florida Medicaid overhaul gets federal OK - Nov. 7
� Feature: Practices under pressure: Push toward Medicaid managed care - Nov. 7
� Brief: Assistance program for low-income Medicare beneficiaries extended - Nov. 7
� Brief: Former FDA chief under investigation - Nov. 7
� Brief: AIDS drugmaker to settle fraud claims for $700 million - Nov. 7

October

� Single-payer advocates push cause in states; challenges likely - Oct. 24
� New bill promotes apology, negotiations to handle errors - Oct. 24
� Brief: Ore. judge approves class action against hospital system - Oct. 24
� Brief: Fla. Supreme Court hears abortion lawsuit arguments - Oct. 24
� Brief: New flu, pneumonia vaccine requirements finalized - Oct. 24
� Brief: Medicare hires fraud fighters for new drug program - Oct. 24
� Brief: AMA trustee gets national health IT appointment - Oct. 24
� New HHS rules ease restrictions on IT giveaways - Oct. 24
� California doctors, governor make deal to stop Medicaid cuts - Oct. 17
� Doctors can find cheap or free drugs for patients - Oct. 17
� Emergency doctors seek help from Congress in liability fight - Oct. 17
� AMA asks House: Go slow on pay-for-performance - Oct. 17
� Brief: Lawsuit filed seeking injunction against new Missouri abortion law - Oct. 17
� Brief: Judge declares Michigan late-term abortion law unconstitutional - Oct. 17
� Brief: Pennsylvania Medical Society declares neutrality on patient safety bill - Oct. 17
� Acting FDA chief expected to speed drug approvals - Oct. 17
� CMS: Stock in a nonprofit physician group doesn't violate Stark rules - Oct. 10
� Abortion law raises question of murder charges - Oct. 10
� Tort reform ballot initiatives face off in Washington state - Oct. 10
� Database helps get meds to evacuees - Oct. 10
� Brief: FDA chief steps down - Oct. 10
� Brief: CMS starts naming Medicare Rx plans - Oct. 10
� Premium hikes still outpacing wage increases - Oct. 3
� Federal health IT panel hoping to broaden use of EMRs - Oct. 3
� Feature: Medicare drug benefit tips: 7 key things doctors need to know - Oct. 3
� Brief: Ohio court affirms abortion law - Oct. 3
� Brief: AMA supports bill to protect hurricane volunteers - Oct. 3
� Brief: Medicare premiums to rise - Oct. 3
� Support grows to inject more cash into Medicare pay-for-performance - Oct. 3

September

� Medicare group practice demo aims for better patient outcomes - Sept. 26
� Florida high court may rule if doctors can sue over late pay - Sept. 26
� Brief: Concierge arrangements not causing Medicare access problems so far - Sept. 26
� Hurricane costs: Cleanup bill shuffles health budget priorities - Sept. 26
� Number of uninsured takes toll on physicians - Sept. 26
� Legal woes persist over hospitals' practices on uninsured billing - Sept. 19
� Medicare to ease covered procedure guessing game - Sept. 19
� Brief: Ohio attorney general launches Web site for Medicaid fraud reporting - Sept. 19
� Brief: California accuses 39 drug companies of defrauding Medi-Cal - Sept. 19
� Brief: Power wheelchair rule issued - Sept. 19
� Brief: AMA chief lobbyist to retire - Sept. 19
� 45.8 million now uninsured; growing ranks spur call for action - Sept. 19
� Warming to Medicare drug benefit - Sept. 19
� Wisconsin mobilizes after liability cap is overturned - Sept. 12
� How will justice nominee shape abortion debate? - Sept. 12
� Congress to reauthorize FBI access to records as part of Patriot Act - Sept. 12
� Brief: Panel recommends closing Walter Reed - Sept. 12
� AMA leader on Medicaid panel stresses need to focus on physicians and patients - Sept. 12
� Medicaid panel eyes restrictions on drugs physicians prescribe - Sept. 12
� Court says groups can't sue states over Medicaid access - Sept. 5
� Physicians soon will bring all Medicare appeals to HHS - Sept. 5
� Feature: Drawn to a cause: Doctors find a political voice - Sept. 5
� Brief: Grassley seeks probe of doctors selling drug secrets - Sept. 5

August

� Federal funding for embryonic stem cell studies gets a boost - Aug. 22
� CMS targets imaging services for fee cuts - Aug. 22
� Brief: N.C. Medicaid creates new fraud unit - Aug. 22
� Brief: HIPAA compliance deadline - Aug. 22
� Brief: Medicare drug option delayed - Aug. 22
� Medicare chief: Get savvy on prescription drug benefit - Aug. 22
� Bills offered in response to rising insurance costs - Aug. 15
� Texas jury finds HMO negligent in wrongful death case - Aug. 15
� Senators plan move on performance bill - Aug. 15
� Brief: Fla. attorney general accuses drug companies of Medicaid fraud - Aug. 15
� Brief: More money for veterans health - Aug. 15
� Brief: Frist wants more federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research - Aug. 15
� House passes liability reform bill -- once again - Aug. 15
� Patient safety gets boost from law easing fear of reporting - Aug. 15
� SCHIP enrollment could be headed for a dive - Aug. 8
� Florida bills limit scope of liability amendments - Aug. 8
� Doctors could get federal funds for IT - Aug. 8
� Brief: U.S. appeals tobacco ruling to Supreme Court - Aug. 8
� Brief: Coverage of impotence drugs may end - Aug. 8
� Brief: Pay-for-performance for Medicaid - Aug. 8
� House hearing previews potential Medicare pay-for-performance plan - Aug. 8
� Rising health care costs are not going away - Aug. 1
� House wants administration buy-in to Medicare pay fix - Aug. 1
� Feature: Insure or else: Who should pay for uninsured workers? - Aug. 1
� Brief: Texas med school pays $1.7 million for overcharging government programs - Aug. 1
� Brief: Conn. governor signs tort reform bill - Aug. 1
� Brief: Senate approves FDA chief - Aug. 1

July

� Congress looks at Medicaid drug spending - July 25
� Lawmakers want research on DTC ads, discounts on drugs - July 25
� Brief: Supreme Court to hear case involving protests outside abortion clinics - July 25
� Brief: Pa. HMO settles false claims charges - July 25
� Brief: Illinois agrees to provide more money for children's health care - July 25
� Brief: Dr. Nelson named to Medicaid panel - July 25
� Medicare pay-for-performance bill omits reimbursement formula fix - July 25
� Americans want to keep funding Medicaid - July 25
� Cease-fire campaign promotes cooperation - July 18
� HIPAA memo could affect doctors' criminal liability - July 18
� CMS offers plan for doctor-dispensed drug option - July 18
� Brief: Bill would let health plans cross state lines - July 18
� Brief: Congress looks at VA shortfall - July 18
� Brief: Federal agents crack down on Calif. marijuana producers - July 18
� MedPAC to study if reimbursement overpays on services - July 11
� News AMA votes to stand against imaging services clampdown - July 11
� News AMA seeks policy change on prescription postdating - July 11
� Federal privacy rules can impede studies - July 11
� News AMA to write balance-billing legislation - July 11
� Brief: VA comes up $1 billion short - July 11
� Brief: Bill would shine light on companies that rely on Medicaid - July 11
� Brief: New AMA policy emerges from the Terri Schiavo case - July 11
� Brief: AMA vote: No uninsured commission - July 11
� Brief: Deviation from guidelines should not be criminalized, AMA says - July 11
� Brief: AMA vote on Patriot Act supports protecting patient confidentiality - July 11
� News Delegates set strict standards in pay-for-performance programs - July 11
� Proposal would credit doctors for Medicare savings - July 4
� Feature: It takes a community: One approach to health care for the uninsured - July 4
� Brief: Calls for Medicare disability changes - July 4
� Brief: Senate might consider stem cell bill - July 4
� Brief: Health spending bill moves forward - July 4
� Brief: Patient navigators will help uninsured - July 4
� Brief: Senate health IT bill introduced - July 4
� States fired-up on tort reform, cool on $250,000 cap - July 4

June

� Uncompensated care doesn't come free - June 27
� Federal commission to focus on easing the way to EMRs - June 27
� Supreme Court quashes use of medical marijuana - June 27
� Brief: Millions of Americans are underinsured, study finds - June 27
� Brief: Patient safety push is on - June 27
� Medicaid's $10 billion quandary: How and where to make the cuts - June 27
� Texas open records law sparks HIPAA lawsuit - June 20
� 2 states pass bills helping embryonic stem cell research - June 20
� Groups seek consensus on health care system reform - June 20
� Brief: Wal-Mart criticized for health coverage - June 20
� Brief: Medicaid recipients hit harder by out-of-pocket spending increases - June 20
� Brief: Governors announce Medicaid reform policy - June 20
� Brief: Suspension, fine for Medicare official - June 20
� Medicare payment cuts threaten more strain on overloaded EDs - June 20
� Bill offers physician volunteers a liability shield - June 13
� Ban proposed on Medicare coverage for impotence drugs - June 13
� Illinois tort reform caps damages - June 13
� Lawmakers question nonprofit hospitals' status - June 13
� Stem cell debate rages on - June 13
� Brief: Judge offers final approval to Lupron settlement - June 13
� Brief: 3-state drug purchasing pool gets government OK - June 13
� Brief: Bill aims to lower federal spending on drugs advertised to consumers - June 13
� Brief: FBI hit over fraud investigation funds - June 13
� Brief: Supreme Court to review ruling on N.H. abortion law - June 13
� Brief: House Democrats offer liability reform alternative - June 13
� Hassles stymie physician pay for care of illegal immigrants - June 13
� Health IT bill gets nod from doctor groups - June 6
� New specialty hospitals on hold for now - June 6
� Brief: Maryland legal opinion allows liability premium relief before July 1 - June 6
� Brief: Lawmakers reject plan to raid Wis. injured patients fund - June 6
� Brief: Americans having a harder time affording drugs - June 6
� Brief: Bill would invest in enrolling kids in Medicaid, SCHIP - June 6
� Brief: HHS commission to study Medicaid - June 6
� House, Senate measures propose 2.7% increase in Medicare pay - June 6

May

� Ohio liability climate improved but still in crisis - May 23
� Drug industry wants better image with doctors, patients - May 23
� Congress seeks solutions for the uninsured - May 23
� States trying to recoup Medicaid money - May 23
� Brief: Florida passes governor's Medicaid reform package - May 23
� Brief: Medicare sets power chair rules - May 23
� Brief: Many insurers don't cover vaccines - May 23
� Physicians score victory on Medicare surgicenter coverage - May 23
� MedPAC explores physician comparisons - May 16
� Many workers lack insurance, report shows - May 16
� States face "meltdown" over Medicaid - May 16
� Brief: Bills would expand stem cell funding - May 16
� Brief: Ariz. tort reform signed into law - May 16
� Brief: CMS chief says liability reform would help Medicare - May 16
� Pros, cons of association health plans debated - May 9
� Settlement amounts up in health care fraud cases - May 9
� Physicians rally on Capitol Hill for tort reform - May 9
� Doctors start 2 Medicare health plans - May 9
� Brief: U.S. Supreme Court takes a pass on appeal of Mass. abortion law - May 9
� Brief: Florida AG alleges overcharging by three pharmaceutical companies - May 9
� Brief: Costs of health care are worrying Americans - May 9
� Brief: Employers predict growth in HSA markets - May 9
� Support builds to protect ambulatory surgery center coverage - May 2
� Senate panel keeping line between medicine, lawmaking - May 2
� Feature: The Medicare man: Answers for the future - May 2
� Brief: Illinois physician group settles FTC price-fixing charges - May 2
� Brief: Federal judge dismisses lawsuit challenging reimportation ruling - May 2
� Brief: Bill aims to ensure moral objections don't hurt prescription drug access - May 2
� Brief: Lawmakers work on measure to expand specialty hospital referral ban - May 2
� Ruling stokes ephedra controversy; FDA ban in question - May 2

April

� Uninsured a problem hard to grasp, solve - April 25
� Michigan physicians fighting 1% Medicaid tax plan - April 25
� CMS plan would ease doctors' regulatory burden in hospitals - April 25
� Brief: HHS awards health center grants - April 25
� Brief: Calif. doctors to receive Medicare drug program info - April 25
� Brief: Medicare seeks opinions on coverage expansions - April 25
� Brief: Missouri to cut Medicaid benefits - April 25
� AMA warns Medicare payment cuts would harm patient care and access - April 25
� Bills would OK federal funds for more stem cell lines - April 18
� CMS reports spike in Medicare spending on physician services - April 18
� Physicians in 4 states score tort reform wins - April 18
� Brief: Partnership promotes private, public drug-assistance programs - April 18
� Brief: Contractors named for Medicare recovery audit - April 18
� Brief: Raising the issue of the uninsured - April 18
� Brief: Government Web site offers hospital quality report cards - April 18
� Medical records security: HIPAA's 3rd deadline not a charm - April 18
� Medicare improves smoking cessation coverage - April 11
� Limits on legal drug help curb meth abuse - April 11
� Federal court rules Oklahoma Medicaid doctor pay too low - April 11
� Brief: Patients seek medical information, but feel a lack of control over quality of care - April 11
� Brief: Spending on mental health drugs outpaces overall drug expenditures - April 11
� Brief: EMTALA reform group meets - April 11
� Brief: Supreme Court rejects appeal of Idaho abortion law - April 11
� Medicare trustees: Gloomy forecast for physician reimbursement rates - April 11
� Increase in health center funding falls short - April 4
� Medicare pay boost iffy under budget plan - April 4
� Feature: Underinsured and overlooked: The growing problem of inadequate insurance - April 4
� Brief: Medicare expands coverage of carotid artery stenting - April 4
� Brief: Health system reform bill offered in House - April 4
� Brief: House panel passes association health plan bill - April 4
� Doctors wary of Medicare audit plan's incentives - April 4

March

� Hospital-doctor cost-saving plan gets OIG nod - March 28
� Lawmakers weigh future of specialty hospital referral ban - March 28
� Congress once again debates legislation on patient safety - March 28
� Brief: Former HHS chief lands in the private sector - March 28
� Brief: Uninsured numbers inflated, group claims - March 28
� Brief: Funding for reimportation gets budget committee's nod - March 28
� Brief: Mental health parity passed in Washington, debated in Oregon - March 28
� Brief: Judge dismisses lawsuit disputing translator rule for doctors, hospitals - March 28
� Why are health care costs rising? - March 28
� New drive to pass AHP legislation is under way - March 21
� Medicaid reform may be too late for some states - March 21
� New drug-purchasing plan could cut hassles - March 21
� Brief: Opinion leaders' health care wish list - March 21
� Brief: Medicaid paying too much for drugs - March 21
� Brief: Kansas attorney general seeks abortion records from clinics - March 21
� Brief: South Carolina physician group settles price-fixing charges - March 21
� AMA: Medicare pay-for-performance must be voluntary and not punitive - March 21
� Nurse-midwives push for more Medicare pay - March 14
� New Medicare demo project focuses on chronic health care - March 14
� Health spending outpaces economy - March 14
� Brief: Health issues not big election issue - March 14
� Brief: Medicare preventive care lagging - March 14
� Brief: High court won't revisit Roe v. Wade - March 14
� Brief: MedPAC finalizes physician pay advice - March 14
� Senate bill aims to ease fear of genetic testing - March 14
� Optimistic outlook for consumer-driven health care - March 7
� Georgia enacts tort reform package - March 7
� Feature: Deploying an EMR: The battle for record access - March 7
� Brief: City votes down law requiring doctors to disclose disciplinary actions - March 7
� Brief: Medicare Advantage takes off - March 7
� Brief: Tax credit bills introduced - March 7
� Brief: Liability reform sponsors tee up - March 7

February

� Medicare drug price bill faces uncertain future - Feb. 28
� Tort reform for nonphysicians sparks debate - Feb. 28
� Bush plan slows Medicaid, research funding - Feb. 28
� Brief: Bill would help doctors adopt HIT - Feb. 28
� Brief: Acting chief nominated to FDA helm - Feb. 28
� Battle begins in Congress over Medicare pay cut - Feb. 28
� Medical costs lead more people to bankruptcy - Feb. 21
� Public support fuels latest reimportation push in Congress - Feb. 21
� Bush reaffirms commitment to tort reform in national address - Feb. 21
� Brief: Medicaid less costly than expected - Feb. 21
� Brief: Millions abusing illegal or prescription stimulants, government finds - Feb. 21
� Brief: Genetic nondiscrimination bill offered - Feb. 21
� Brief: Minn. court throws out suits charging hospitals unfairly billed uninsured - Feb. 21
� Brief: New Medicare power wheelchair rules coming doctors' way - Feb. 21
� Medicare tests pay-for-performance - Feb. 21
� Quality worries trigger renal physicians' Stark II lawsuit - Feb. 14
� Projected growth puts Medicare, Medicaid at risk for cuts - Feb. 14
� OIG opinion OKs hospital subsidy of liability insurance - Feb. 14
� Teen sex reporting rule may threaten doctor-patient confidentiality - Feb. 14
� CMS issues final drug rule - Feb. 14
� Brief: Fetal pain bill introduced - Feb. 14
� Brief: Updated guidance for hospital voluntary compliance programs - Feb. 14
� Brief: Medicaid buy-in proposed - Feb. 14
� Physicians blast Medicare plan to curb surgery center procedures - Feb. 14
� HHS advises how to handle patient info for lawsuits - Feb. 7
� Medicare carriers to answer faster, better - Feb. 7
� Leavitt faces a significant task ahead as HHS chief - Feb. 7
� Feature: Congressional sneak preview: Coming health care attractions - Feb. 7
� Brief: HHS shifts unspent SCHIP funds - Feb. 7
� Brief: Kerry proposes bill to cover all kids - Feb. 7
� Brief: Final Medicare drug rules unveiled - Feb. 7
� Brief: Medicare expands ICD coverage - Feb. 7

January

� Health savings accounts make impressive strides - Jan. 31
� Maryland lawmakers override governor's veto of tort reform - Jan. 31
� New Medicare bonus payments kick in for rural doctors - Jan. 31
� Medicaid revamps spark access worries - Jan. 31
� MedPAC recommends doctor pay boost - Jan. 31
� Brief: Maine's Dirigo enrollment slower than anticipated, watchdog group says - Jan. 31
� Health care a top concern - Jan. 31
� Nevada high court weighs in on part of tort reform law - Jan. 24
� U.S. health spending hit $1.7 trillion in 2003 - Jan. 24
� Bush stumping for liability reform in "judicial hellhole" - Jan. 24
� Drug reimportation situation is shifting as Canada could cut availability - Jan. 24
� Brief: Drug importer faces federal lawsuit - Jan. 24
� Brief: Governors write Congress about Medicaid finance, reforms - Jan. 24
� Brief: Medicare delays defibrillator coverage expansion for coronary patients - Jan. 24
� Brief: Massive TennCare cuts ahead - Jan. 24
� Medicare drug choices called too restrictive - Jan. 24
� Florida courts take up two tort reform ballot measures - Jan. 17
� Medicare coverage aims to snuff out smoking - Jan. 17
� Funding problems persist for state AIDS help - Jan. 17
� Doctors to storm states for tort reform - Jan. 17
� Brief: Drugmakers must keep price records for 10 years - Jan. 17
� Brief: Pa. governor extends Mcare abatement - Jan. 17
� Brief: Legal reform high on Bush's list - Jan. 17
� Brief: HIPAA rules on the calendar - Jan. 17
� Brief: Insurance portability rule finalized - Jan. 17
� Brief: Mental health parity law extended - Jan. 17
� Drug reimportation plans undaunted despite Bush task force concerns - Jan. 17
� Medicare zeroes in on E&M coding as key source of payment mistakes - Jan. 3
� Businesses plan to maintain retiree drug coverage - Jan. 3
� Minnesota seeks higher-quality, lower-priced health care - Jan. 3
� Feature: Patient safety laboratories: States pave the way for a national effort - Jan. 3
� Brief: Power wheelchair controversy - Jan. 3
� Brief: More Medicare for some - Jan. 3

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