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� Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31, 2012
� Column: Can doctors use hearsay to defend medical liability claims? - Dec. 31, 2012
� Doctor not liable for physician assistant's misconduct, court rules - Dec. 27, 2012
� Scope-of-practice challenge from chiropractors heads back to trial - Dec. 27, 2012
� The South responds to its surging HIV epidemic - Dec. 3, 2012
� Ruling upholds role of medical liability screening panels - Dec. 3, 2012
� Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26, 2012
� Discussion: Organized medicine moves to block end run on prompt pay for physicians - Nov. 26, 2012
� Cases highlight tension between records requests and privacy protections - Nov. 19, 2012
� Column: Doctors appeal rulings that diminish error reporting protections - Nov. 19, 2012
� State eyes one family, one card health coverage - Nov. 19, 2012
� Doctors in shortage state cite consequences of Medicaid expansion - Nov. 9, 2012
� Doctors join legal battle against change in medical marijuana policy - Nov. 5, 2012
� State�s flu-shot mandate for health workers 1st of its kind in nation - Nov. 2, 2012
� Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion - Oct. 29, 2012
� Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29, 2012
� Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19, 2012
� Court: Medical staff bylaws are not contracts between doctors and hospitals - Oct. 17, 2012
� Exam room disclosure: Nonphysicians must be clearly ID�d, states say - Oct. 15, 2012
� Doctors appeal ruling dismissing certificate-of-need challenge - Oct. 15, 2012
� Culture clash between insurer, hospital system results in merger meltdown - Oct. 15, 2012
� Third parties can�t sue doctors when injured by patients, says state high court - Oct. 8, 2012
� High court to determine states� take of medical liability awards - Oct. 8, 2012
� Physicians sue insurer over payment denials - Oct. 2, 2012
� Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1, 2012
� Another insurer invests in urgent care to cut emergency department visits - Oct. 1, 2012
� Nationwide initiative cuts central-line infections by 40% - Sept. 25, 2012
� Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap - Sept. 24, 2012
� Many rural patients bypass local hospitals - Sept. 24, 2012
� Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24, 2012
� Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
� Emergency doctors say study overestimates avoidable ED visits - Sept. 17, 2012
� Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases - Sept. 12, 2012
� Court refuses to decide constitutionality of state damages cap - Sept. 10, 2012
� Doctors can�t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10, 2012
� Physician whistle-blowers can sue hospitals without delay, appeals court rules - Sept. 3, 2012
� Patient safety law protects some documents in court case - Aug. 29, 2012
� Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27, 2012
� GME funding showdown looms in Washington - Aug. 27, 2012
� Physicians resist states� interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27, 2012
� Home health agency acquires physician practice - Aug. 27, 2012
� News: Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27, 2012
� State medical society reports improvements in access to care - Aug. 24, 2012
� Medical home program announces major expansion - Aug. 21, 2012
� Medical staff has no standing to sue hospital, court rules - Aug. 20, 2012
� Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20, 2012
� Health system offers guaranteed savings as part of ACO - Aug. 15, 2012
� Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap - Aug. 13, 2012
� Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 13, 2012
� E-prescribing up, but progress by states is uneven - Aug. 13, 2012
� News: Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 12, 2012
� Hepatitis C outbreak raises public health concerns in 8 states - Aug. 10, 2012
� Aurora-style rampages can lead to anxiety, depression among the public - Aug. 6, 2012
� Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 6, 2012
� Court rules nurse anesthetists don�t need physician supervision - Aug. 6, 2012
� Aurora-style rampages can lead to anxiety, depression among the public - Aug. 6, 2012
� Column: Determining if an insurer case manager is right for your practice - Aug. 5, 2012
� Aurora-style rampages can lead to anxiety, depression among the public - Aug. 5, 2012
� Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 5, 2012
� Pertussis outbreak prompts questions about whether booster doses are needed - Aug. 3, 2012
� Private shared-savings deal puts half of future raises at hospital system at risk - July 31, 2012
� Insurer is ordered to stop asking physicians to pay back old claims - July 26, 2012
� Ban on pharma meals for physicians overturned - July 23, 2012
� Lou Gehrig home-run ball helps put dent in doctor�s student debt - July 20, 2012
� High Medicaid population state reports record low access - July 19, 2012
� Regional center helps 1,100 health professionals achieve meaningful use - July 18, 2012
� Push for �death with dignity� in Massachusetts picks up steam - July 16, 2012
� Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16, 2012
� 5 mistakes doctors make when borrowing money - July 15, 2012
� Advanced medical home elements didn't lead to better outcomes - July 11, 2012
� Insurer-hospital venture paves way toward accountable care - July 10, 2012
� Strengthening medicine for the long run - July 10, 2012
� Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs - July 10, 2012
� AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - July 10, 2012
� Patients can sue over Medicaid drug denials, appeals court rules - July 9, 2012
� NIH’s 1,000 Genomes Project gains wider access - July 3, 2012
� Many young doctors worried about future of medicine - July 3, 2012
� Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
� News CEO spells out AMA's strategic direction at Annual Meeting - July 2, 2012
� Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant - July 2, 2012
� Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
� More states make doctors consult databases before prescribing - June 28, 2012
� Aetna sues more physicians over out-of-network pay - June 25, 2012
� Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25, 2012
� Physician-sponsored health plan gets startup federal loan - June 21, 2012
� Consumer Reports starts rating primary care practices - June 18, 2012
� Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18, 2012
� Lawsuit challenging protected medical error data dismissed by state appeals court - June 15, 2012
� Massachusetts health reforms haven�t worsened economy, report says - June 15, 2012
� Cigarette tax helps Illinois physicians avoid Medicaid pay cuts; other cuts deep - June 11, 2012
� Cause of negligence not necessary for liability suit to proceed - June 11, 2012
� Early �sunshine� laws show little effect on prescribing - June 11, 2012
� Arizona patients sue state over Medicaid co-pays - June 11, 2012
� Pennsylvania pediatrician finds fulfillment in frozen yogurt - June 4, 2012
� Indoor smoking ban upheld by state high court - June 4, 2012
� Federal disability law does not cover medical marijuana patients - June 4, 2012
� Strengthening medicine for the long run - May 28, 2012
� Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28, 2012
� Strengthening medicine for the long run in Chicago - May 28, 2012
� Massachusetts hospitals launch patient apology program - May 21, 2012
� Column: Minnesota ruling could put medical staff rights at risk - May 21, 2012
� Court blocks elimination of funding for Texas Planned Parenthood clinics - May 14, 2012
� Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs - May 14, 2012
� Missouri high court upholds damages cap, but another challenge remains - May 11, 2012
� Massachusetts Legislature starts moving on payment reforms - May 11, 2012
� Appeals court to decide fate of Medicare audit challenges - May 7, 2012
� N.Y. emergency physician finds happiness with goat dairy farm - May 7, 2012
� Recent health data breaches highlight risk of inside jobs - May 3, 2012
� $100,000 HIPAA fine designed to send message to small physician practices - May 2, 2012
� Wisconsin doctors get support to help patients complete advance directives - April 30, 2012
� State abortion laws place unprecedented limits, requirements on doctors - April 27, 2012
� Virginia law promotes team-based care by doctors and nurse practitioners - April 23, 2012
� 5 Hawaii doctors offer assisted suicide to terminally ill patients - April 17, 2012
� Doctor-supported ED access plan gains ground in Washington state - April 16, 2012
� Pennsylvania not obligated to transfer funds to liability account, court rules - April 16, 2012
� Pennsylvania anesthesiologist carves wood into art business - April 16, 2012
� Civil liberties group criticizes health information exchanges over privacy - April 10, 2012
� California, Vermont consider tougher vaccine-exemption rules - April 9, 2012
� Oklahoma judge rules pre-abortion sonogram law unconstitutional - April 9, 2012
� Resistance builds to managed care for dual eligibles - April 9, 2012
� Connected Coverage: The Supreme Court�s other business - April 9, 2012
� Washington state suspends Medicaid emergency department limits - April 6, 2012
� Louisiana high court upholds medical liability damages cap - April 2, 2012
� Column: Relationships build organized medicine�s strength - April 2, 2012
� Steep fine sends message on patient data protection - April 2, 2012
� New York seeks physician help with out-of-network confusion - March 27, 2012
� Column: Screening panels in medical liability cases under scrutiny - March 26, 2012
� Nevada court strikes down medical marijuana law - March 26, 2012
� Family physician who supported assisted suicide dies with doctor�s aid - March 23, 2012
� Doctors can be sued for third-party injuries - March 19, 2012
� Insurers offer health system navigation to patients - March 19, 2012
� North Carolina physicians oppose preauthorization for echocardiograms - March 14, 2012
� How selling a practice kept it in the family - March 12, 2012
� Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12, 2012
� How selling a practice kept it in the family - March 12, 2012
� Texas doctor indicted in $375 million health care fraud scheme - March 8, 2012
� Hospitals try new tack: Refer injured patients to attorneys - March 5, 2012
� Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5, 2012
� Vermont adjusts path toward universal coverage - March 2, 2012
� Column: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit - Feb. 27, 2012
� Illinois to start unsanctioned Medicaid anti-fraud efforts - Feb. 27, 2012
� CMS denies Florida's bid to raise Medicaid cost-sharing - Feb. 24, 2012
� Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20, 2012
� Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20, 2012
� CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16, 2012
� Physician assistants can't do needle EMG tests, N.J. top court rules - Feb. 13, 2012
� Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13, 2012
� California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10, 2012
� Global payment gains traction in Massachusetts - Feb. 8, 2012
� Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability cases - Feb. 6, 2012
� Outcry over disabled girl's transplant care renews eligibility debate - Feb. 6, 2012
� Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - Feb. 6, 2012
� Column: It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6, 2012
� New York health plans rapped over out-of-date physician directories - Feb. 6, 2012
� Rite Aid clinics place new twist on "doc-in-a-box" - Feb. 6, 2012
� Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society - Feb. 3, 2012
� Oregon requires concierge physicians to register with insurance department - Feb. 1, 2012
� Anthem refuses to repay claims - Jan. 31, 2012
� Column: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite lack of physical negligence - Jan. 30, 2012
� Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians - Jan. 30, 2012
� Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims - Jan. 26, 2012
� Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23, 2012
� Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina - Jan. 23, 2012
� States consider requiring physicians to use drug-monitoring databases - Jan. 23, 2012
� Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings - Jan. 20, 2012
� California Blues will pay Los Angeles $2 million to settle rescission lawsuit - Jan. 18, 2012
� Oklahoma nonphysicians can determine workers' comp cases - Jan. 16, 2012
� Medicare intensifying documentation reviews before payment - Jan. 16, 2012
� Ohio high court: Expert witnesses required in cases alleging lack of informed consent - Jan. 11, 2012
� Harvard Pilgrim offers cash to patients for using cheaper facilities - Jan. 10, 2012
� South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange - Jan. 9, 2012
� Connected Coverage: A look back at the big stories of 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012
� Pennsylvania insurer and health system agree on patient access - Jan. 9, 2012
� Maine faces $220 million Medicaid budget deficit - Jan. 6, 2012
� Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients - Jan. 2, 2012
� Texas Medicaid managed care expansion approved - Jan. 2, 2012
� Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2, 2012

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