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� Bill to empower nurse practitioners divides professional organizations - Aug. 26
� Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26
� Childhood obesity declines in 18 states - Aug. 19
� Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12
� Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12
� Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12
� Some primary care doctors still lack 2013 Medicaid pay boost - Aug. 12
� Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5
� Vaccine opt-outs higher in states where exemptions are easier - July 31
� States align to make it easier for doctors to communicate after disasters - July 30
� Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29
� Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22
� Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
� Brief: State insurance exchange options deemed innovative and generous - July 22
� Multimedia: Medicare PQRS by specialty and state - July 15
� Medical liability reform quick to trigger legal challenges - July 15
� Medicare physician quality reporting: Tale of the tape - July 15
� Court gives hospital narrow win on peer review - July 8
� Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5
� Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1
� Column: An unwarranted antitrust risk for state medical boards - July 1
� Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
� Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25
� Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24
� Payout limits upheld for birth-related brain injuries - June 17
� ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17
� Ruling jeopardizes authority of state medical boards - June 17
� Brief: Shunning Medicaid expansion will cost 14 states $8.4 billion - June 17
� News AMA meeting opens with recap of year of promoting changes in health care - June 15
� Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14
� Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
� Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10
� Tort reform challenge threatens medical liability premiums - June 10
� 3 more states require photo ID proof of medical credentials - June 10
� Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10
� GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7
� Court upholds local medical marijuana bans on dispensaries - June 3
� State takes first-ever path to approve assisted suicide - May 29
� Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
� Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20
� Column: Learn when it’s safe for doctors to say they’re sorry - May 20
� Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - May 20
� States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17
� Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13
� Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13
� Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
� Qualifications of medical expert witnesses come under fire - May 13
� Doctors troubled by FTC's role in scope-of-practice issues - April 29
� Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29
� Cancer center goes public with assisted-suicide protocol - April 22
� Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22
� Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
� Brief: U.S. has more than 2,000 insurance mandates - April 22
� Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
� Column: An advocate for patients and physicians, state by state - April 15
� Brief: ONC launches state meaningful use challenge - April 15
� ACA Medicaid expansion analyzed by cost burden to patients - April 12
� Unseen and online: What are the limits for patient care? - April 8
� Brief: State residency will decide which veterans benefit from ACA Medicaid expansion - April 8
� Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5
� Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3
� Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25
� Brief: Half of states get insurance exchange green light - March 25
� High court briefed on health impact of same-sex marriage ruling - March 25
� Medical marijuana's last taboo - March 25
� Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22
� 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20
� Brief: State gun laws linked to fewer firearm deaths - March 18
� Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11
� Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11
� Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11
� Primary care still waiting on ACA Medicaid pay raise - March 11
� Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11
� 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6
� High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4
� Brief: States to study new health delivery models - March 4
� Brief: Judges to decide whether pot dispensaries can be banned - March 4
� Drawing the line on racially motivated patient demands - March 4
� ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25
� State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22
� Multimedia: How big will the Medicaid “woodwork” population be? - Feb. 18
� Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18
� Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus - Feb. 18
� Federal health insurance exchanges face uphill battles - Feb. 18
� Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18
� Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11
� White House to safeguard Medicaid in budget talks - Feb. 8
� Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4
� New tort reform law a “tremendous win” for doctors - Feb. 4
� Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4
� States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1
� Connected Coverage: Flu complications go beyond illness - Jan. 28
� Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28
� Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28
� Brief: State insurance marketplaces receive $1.5 billion - Jan. 28
� Will deferred care follow rise in Medicaid co-pays? - Jan. 28
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
� Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
� Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21
� Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21
� Rejecting Medicaid expansion adds new dimension to poverty line - Jan. 14
� Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
� First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14
� Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14
� Multimedia: How prepared is your state? - Jan. 7
� Emergency preparedness losing ground due to budget cuts - Jan. 7
� Brief: GAO calls for more oversight of Medicaid hospital charity pay - Jan. 7
� Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7

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West

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

� Bill to empower nurse practitioners divides professional organizations - Aug. 26
� Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12
� Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
� Court gives hospital narrow win on peer review - July 8
� Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5
� Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24
� Brief: Doctor denied more damages from medical association - June 17
� Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10
� Tort reform challenge threatens medical liability premiums - June 10
� 3 more states require photo ID proof of medical credentials - June 10
� Court upholds local medical marijuana bans on dispensaries - June 3
� Multimillion-dollar verdict for doctor hailed as victory against insurer tactic - May 27
� Medicaid experiment yields uneven clinical returns - May 10
� Brief: Nevada hospital accused of patient dumping - May 6
� Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29
� Brief: Doctor wins in expert witness case against medical society - April 29
� Cancer center goes public with assisted-suicide protocol - April 22
� Stark law fine a warning on informal hospital-doctor deals - April 15
� Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3
� Hospital interest in acquiring physician practices grows - April 1
� High court briefed on health impact of same-sex marriage ruling - March 25
� Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11
� 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6
� Brief: Judges to decide whether pot dispensaries can be banned - March 4
� Brief: New pre-op checklists coming earlier in surgery cycle - Feb. 11
� Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
� Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
� Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21
� New physician faces in Congress - Jan. 7

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Midwest

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

� Access, waiting times put crimp on patient experience - Sept. 2
� Brief: CMS places 6-month home health moratorium on Chicago, Miami - Aug. 5
� Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5
� Brief: Injunction bars hospital admitting privilege requirement for abortions - July 22
� Primary care case study: Quality at every step - July 1
� Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24
� Flu shot mandate yields results without scaring off health workers - June 24
� Brief: Medical society seeks solutions to physician shortage - May 27
� Column: Learn when it’s safe for doctors to say they’re sorry - May 20
� Targeted C. diff screenings uncovered asymptomatic infections - May 20
� With Medicare posting hospital charges, are doctors next? - May 20
� States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17
� Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
� Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5
� Brief: ECG screens for young athletes don’t prevent sudden deaths - March 25
� 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20
� 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6
� Drawing the line on racially motivated patient demands - March 4
� ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25
� State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22
� AMA details plan for cutting hospital readmissions - Feb. 18
� Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11
� New tort reform law a “tremendous win” for doctors - Feb. 4
� Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4

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Northeast

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont

� Brief: Appellate court blocks ban on supersized sodas - Aug. 12
� Medical credit card agreement requires interest rate transparency - July 16
� Brief: Care transition program nets big drop in readmissions - July 15
� Redesigning the patient experience for safer care - June 24
� High court defines when physicians can unite against insurers - June 24
� ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17
� Brief: Pressured medical residents produce faulty death certificates - June 3
� State takes first-ever path to approve assisted suicide - May 29
� Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20
� Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13
� Column: Staff slipups on patient privacy can get doctors sued - April 22
� Working poor lose round in Medicaid court fight - April 1
� Brief: Drug errors main result of distractions at hospitals - March 25
� Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22
� Doctors may lose potent legal tactic against insurers - March 18
� Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11
� Brief: Study forecasts state physician shortage in 2014 - March 4
� Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21
� Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21
� EHR-related errors soar but few harm patients - Jan. 14
� Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
� First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14
� Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14

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South

Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

� Brief: Health IT identifies high-risk patients to cut readmissions - Aug. 19
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16
� Groundwork laid for lawsuits over deaths from tainted steroids - Aug. 12
� Brief: CMS places 6-month home health moratorium on Chicago, Miami - Aug. 5
� Brief: Southern and black seniors less healthy than others their age - July 29
� Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future - July 29
� Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22
� Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22
� Medical liability reform quick to trigger legal challenges - July 15
� Insurer reports $98 million cost savings with medical home program - July 2
� Column: An unwarranted antitrust risk for state medical boards - July 1
� Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1
� Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25
� Payout limits upheld for birth-related brain injuries - June 17
� Will Medicare pay disclosure ruling be last straw for doctors? - June 17
� Ruling jeopardizes authority of state medical boards - June 17
� Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10
� 3 more states require photo ID proof of medical credentials - June 10
� Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10
� GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7
� Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27
� States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17
� Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13
� Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13
� Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22
� Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22
� Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15
� Primary care access a key to health disparities among counties - April 1
� Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25
� 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20
� Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11
� Florida reversal on Medicaid expansion raises doctor pay questions - March 4
� High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4
� Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18
� AMA urges Supreme Court to ban pay-for-delay deals - Feb. 11
� States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1
� Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28
� Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28
� Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21
� Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14
� Brief: Cigna acquires Medicare Advantage plans in 3 states - Jan. 14
� Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7

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