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� Bill to empower nurse practitioners divides professional organizations - Aug. 26, 2013
� Policing medical practice employees after work - Aug. 26, 2013
� Childhood obesity declines in 18 states - Aug. 19, 2013
� Insurers seek limited insurance exchange plan networks - Aug. 19, 2013
� Court bars collecting fees beyond Medicaid pay - Aug. 16, 2013
� Multimedia: What free screenings does the ACA require? - Aug. 12, 2013
� Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture - Aug. 12, 2013
� Doctor-assisted suicide laws pose hospice care dilemmas - Aug. 12, 2013
� Some primary care doctors still lack 2013 Medicaid pay boost - Aug. 12, 2013
� Judge puts hold on strictest abortion law to date - Aug. 5, 2013
� Vaccine opt-outs higher in states where exemptions are easier - July 31, 2013
� States align to make it easier for doctors to communicate after disasters - July 30, 2013
� Brief: Insurance exchanges a strong draw for health plans - July 29, 2013
� Private Medicaid expansion plan would pay doctors more - July 22, 2013
� Landmark medical liability cap survives court challenge - July 22, 2013
� Brief: State insurance exchange options deemed innovative and generous - July 22, 2013
� Multimedia: Medicare PQRS by specialty and state - July 15, 2013
� Medical liability reform quick to trigger legal challenges - July 15, 2013
� Medicare physician quality reporting: Tale of the tape - July 15, 2013
� Court gives hospital narrow win on peer review - July 8, 2013
� Managed care project serves as a test run for Medicaid expansion - July 5, 2013
� Medicaid's mounting audit pressure - July 1, 2013
� Column: An unwarranted antitrust risk for state medical boards - July 1, 2013
� Brief: Prescription drug monitoring database records leaked - July 1, 2013
� Electronic prescription monitoring struggles to gain traction - June 25, 2013
� Column: Ruling slows out-of-network doctors’ fight for fair pay - June 24, 2013
� Payout limits upheld for birth-related brain injuries - June 17, 2013
� ACA likely to produce more hospital consolidation - June 17, 2013
� Ruling jeopardizes authority of state medical boards - June 17, 2013
� Brief: Shunning Medicaid expansion will cost 14 states $8.4 billion - June 17, 2013
� News AMA meeting opens with recap of year of promoting changes in health care - June 15, 2013
� Health IT stands out as insurance exchange hurdle - June 14, 2013
� Column: Health reform medical liability shield a model of good sense - June 10, 2013
� Appeals court OKs Medicaid pay cuts on eve of expansion - June 10, 2013
� Tort reform challenge threatens medical liability premiums - June 10, 2013
� 3 more states require photo ID proof of medical credentials - June 10, 2013
� Opioid abuse crackdown puts heroin back in style - June 10, 2013
� GOP at odds with public in South over Medicaid expansion - June 7, 2013
� Court upholds local medical marijuana bans on dispensaries - June 3, 2013
� State takes first-ever path to approve assisted suicide - May 29, 2013
� Letter: Liability protection would ensure Medicare and Medicaid access - May 27, 2013
� Brief: Slight drop reported in pharma pay to doctors - May 20, 2013
� Column: Learn when it’s safe for doctors to say they’re sorry - May 20, 2013
� Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - May 20, 2013
� States wade into disclosure rules on biosimilars - May 17, 2013
� Brief: First ACA physician shield becomes law - May 13, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals report drops in pressure ulcers, harmful falls - May 13, 2013
� Letter: When liability rests on guidelines, care is needed in defining terms - May 13, 2013
� Qualifications of medical expert witnesses come under fire - May 13, 2013
� Doctors troubled by FTC's role in scope-of-practice issues - April 29, 2013
� Medicare ban on gender reassignment surgeries challenged - April 29, 2013
� Cancer center goes public with assisted-suicide protocol - April 22, 2013
� Ruling redefines state take of medical liability awards - April 22, 2013
� Brief: States try to restrict which doctors can do abortions - April 22, 2013
� Brief: U.S. has more than 2,000 insurance mandates - April 22, 2013
� Doctors win first safe harbor against ACA use in liability suits - April 15, 2013
� Column: An advocate for patients and physicians, state by state - April 15, 2013
� Brief: ONC launches state meaningful use challenge - April 15, 2013
� ACA Medicaid expansion analyzed by cost burden to patients - April 12, 2013
� Unseen and online: What are the limits for patient care? - April 8, 2013
� Brief: State residency will decide which veterans benefit from ACA Medicaid expansion - April 8, 2013
� Strictest anti-abortion laws in U.S. face court challenge - April 5, 2013
� Court upholds same-specialty expert witness requirement - April 3, 2013
� Brief: Ban on abortions after 12 weeks becomes law - March 25, 2013
� Brief: Half of states get insurance exchange green light - March 25, 2013
� High court briefed on health impact of same-sex marriage ruling - March 25, 2013
� Medical marijuana's last taboo - March 25, 2013
� Study sees few state winners in ACA Medicaid expansion - March 22, 2013
� 2 state court rulings rebuff challenges on liability caps - March 20, 2013
� Brief: State gun laws linked to fewer firearm deaths - March 18, 2013
� Medicaid nonexpansion states could leave millions uninsured - March 11, 2013
� Brief: Court blocks law banning Planned Parenthood funding - March 11, 2013
� Brief: New Jersey expanding Medicaid in 2014 - March 11, 2013
� Primary care still waiting on ACA Medicaid pay raise - March 11, 2013
� Some fear EHR meaningful use is too much, too soon for doctors - March 11, 2013
� 2 cases test power of medical staff bylaws claims - March 6, 2013
� High court ruling opens hospital mergers to more scrutiny - March 4, 2013
� Brief: States to study new health delivery models - March 4, 2013
� Brief: Judges to decide whether pot dispensaries can be banned - March 4, 2013
� Drawing the line on racially motivated patient demands - March 4, 2013
� ACA health insurance exchange tally shows heavy reliance on federal help - Feb. 25, 2013
� State forgoes federal funds to go its own way on Medicaid expansion - Feb. 22, 2013
� Multimedia: How big will the Medicaid “woodwork” population be? - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Texas doctors push for Medicaid reform and expansion - Feb. 18, 2013
� Medicaid-eligible but not enrolled? ACA a likely stimulus - Feb. 18, 2013
� Federal health insurance exchanges face uphill battles - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Broader use of opioid antidote slashes overdose death rate - Feb. 18, 2013
� Brief: Hospitals stumble in preventing harmful “never events” - Feb. 11, 2013
� White House to safeguard Medicaid in budget talks - Feb. 8, 2013
� Brief: Arizona Medicaid expansion to get boost from hospital taxes - Feb. 4, 2013
� New tort reform law a “tremendous win” for doctors - Feb. 4, 2013
� Column: Firing hinges on employed doctor's medical judgment - Feb. 4, 2013
� States using health IT to boost Medicaid sign-ups - Feb. 1, 2013
� Connected Coverage: Flu complications go beyond illness - Jan. 28, 2013
� Fetal endangerment ruling could criminalize prescribing - Jan. 28, 2013
� Brief: Judge bars prompt-pay law at insurers’ request - Jan. 28, 2013
� Brief: State insurance marketplaces receive $1.5 billion - Jan. 28, 2013
� Will deferred care follow rise in Medicaid co-pays? - Jan. 28, 2013
� Doctors gain small foothold in CO-OP insurance before funding stops - Jan. 21, 2013
� Legal showdown over gay conversion therapy waged in 2 states - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: Court denies Planned Parenthood state funding - Jan. 21, 2013
� Brief: Idaho splits decision on Medicaid expansion, insurance exchange - Jan. 21, 2013
� Rejecting Medicaid expansion adds new dimension to poverty line - Jan. 14, 2013
� Partnerships OK'd to ease insurance exchange burdens - Jan. 14, 2013
� First state flu shot mandate at center of legal battle - Jan. 14, 2013
� Brief: Bill aimed at safer pharmaceutical compounding - Jan. 14, 2013
� Multimedia: How prepared is your state? - Jan. 7, 2013
� Emergency preparedness losing ground due to budget cuts - Jan. 7, 2013
� Brief: GAO calls for more oversight of Medicaid hospital charity pay - Jan. 7, 2013
� Brief: Hospital employee charged with identity theft - Jan. 7, 2013
� Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31, 2012
� Medicaid primary care pay to more than double in 6 states - Dec. 31, 2012
� Doctor not liable for physician assistant's misconduct, court rules - Dec. 27, 2012
� Only 18 states and D.C. will run insurance exchanges - Dec. 24, 2012
� Physicians push for full Medicaid expansion after HHS all-or-nothing stance - Dec. 24, 2012
� Tale of two insurance exchanges poses mystery for doctors - Dec. 17, 2012
� The South responds to its surging HIV epidemic - Dec. 3, 2012
� Ruling upholds role of medical liability screening panels - Dec. 3, 2012
� Few states take up ACA basic health coverage option - Nov. 30, 2012
� Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26, 2012
� Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26, 2012
� Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - 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
� Medicaid pay turnabout: More states boosting rates - Nov. 5, 2012
� State�s flu-shot mandate for health workers 1st of its kind in nation - Nov. 2, 2012
� More than half of hospitals don�t screen all ICU patients for MRSA - Oct. 31, 2012
� Medical liability payouts for surgeries vary widely by state - Oct. 29, 2012
� Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion - Oct. 29, 2012
� Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29, 2012
� How 4 states are fighting obesity - Oct. 29, 2012
� Discussion: Advertising the truth about who�s a physician - Oct. 29, 2012
� Liability premium relief good for doctors, unsettling for insurers - Oct. 22, 2012
� Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19, 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
� Small-group plans driving insurance exchange benchmarks - Oct. 15, 2012
� Medicaid's high marks on preventive care contrary to its stingy image - Oct. 8, 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
� Insurers begin using standardized consumer guides - Oct. 5, 2012
� Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1, 2012
� States probe HHS on partial Medicaid expansion options - Oct. 1, 2012
� Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap - Sept. 24, 2012
� Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24, 2012
� Stakeholders seek regulatory direction on insurance exchanges - Sept. 21, 2012
� Medical licensure: State lines pose daunting barriers - Sept. 17, 2012
� Tax breaks do little to encourage living organ donations - Sept. 17, 2012
� Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
� Medicaid expansion could come at a big cost to states - 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
� Medical vaccine exemptions for children not always justified - Sept. 10, 2012
� Pediatricians call for uniformity on kids� essential benefits - 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
� Panel warns against possible ACA loopholes - Aug. 28, 2012
� Health insurance exchanges: The big unknowns - Aug. 27, 2012
� Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27, 2012
� Physicians resist states� interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27, 2012
� State medical society reports improvements in access to care - Aug. 24, 2012
� Uninsured Medicaid eligibles will vary in age and race - Aug. 23, 2012
� Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20, 2012
� Small practices may be least able to take new Medicaid patients - Aug. 20, 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
� Hepatitis C outbreak raises public health concerns in 8 states - Aug. 10, 2012
� Most hospital adverse events not reported to state systems - Aug. 8, 2012
� Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 6, 2012
� IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6, 2012
� 6 million projected to be shut out by states rejecting Medicaid expansion - Aug. 6, 2012
� Doctors key players in NFL concussion litigation - July 30, 2012
� Acquisition may be first wave of Medicaid managed care consolidations - July 30, 2012
� Insurer is ordered to stop asking physicians to pay back old claims - July 26, 2012
� States eye leveraging health reform ruling to cut Medicaid eligibility - July 23, 2012
� High Medicaid population state reports record low access - July 19, 2012
� Push for �death with dignity� in Massachusetts picks up steam - July 16, 2012
� After ACA ruling, HHS moves ahead with insurance exchanges - July 6, 2012
� Distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - July 5, 2012
� Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
� News Greater range of Medicaid finance options wins support - July 2, 2012
� Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant - July 2, 2012
� What's next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29, 2012
� Affordable Care Act upheld - June 28, 2012
� More states make doctors consult databases before prescribing - June 28, 2012
� Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25, 2012
� States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs - June 25, 2012
� Managed care organizations look for ways to rein in Medicaid medical costs - June 25, 2012
� Physician-sponsored health plan gets startup federal loan - June 21, 2012
� Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18, 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

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