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Doc Sues Over Spicy Dish; Disciplined for Doctor's Note; Ob/Gyn Attacked Near Office

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Post-acute care services targeted for coverage denials

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Lawmakers Pan DEA's Leaked Plans for Telehealth

Meanwhile, a third extension of current rules is in the works

Oct 16, 2024
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Are Surgical Outcomes Better With MDs or DOs?

Medicare claims analysis finds no differences in death, readmissions, and length of stay

Oct 16, 2024
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Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee.

Predatory insurance fees underscore need for physician payment reform

Oct 16, 2024
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Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic

This past week in healthcare investigations

Oct 16, 2024
INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.
Opinion
The Power of 'And'

It is possible to hold conflicting beliefs about our healthcare system as we work to improve it

Oct 16, 2024
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Private Forums Show Canadian Doctors Struggle With Euthanizing Vulnerable Patients

Some doctors fear moving forward even with cases that meet nation's legal requirements

Oct 16, 2024
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Opinion
The Supreme Court's Open Season on Public Health Agencies

"I just had this reverence for the court. I don't anymore," says Lawrence Gostin, JD

Oct 16, 2024
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Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs

Particular benefit seen in Black women

Oct 15, 2024
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Stop the Medicare Payment Cut and Pass a Permanent Fix, House Members Urge Leaders

The Medicare fee schedule is "inherently broken," says bipartisan letter from 233 members

Oct 15, 2024
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This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection

Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff

Oct 15, 2024
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Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count

One group calls it "needlessly heavy-handed"

Oct 14, 2024
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Opinion
It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ

Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap

Oct 12, 2024
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