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Doctors, Not AI, Should Authorize Treatments

A new California law shows the way

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Shorter Medical Degree Program Outcomes Just as Good

NYU finds its accelerated program matches the traditional program on key measures

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

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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Use of Prior Authorization Up in Medicare Advantage Plans, Senate Report Finds

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

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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

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Want Electronic Reimbursement? That Will Cost You a 5% Fee.

Predatory insurance fees underscore need for physician payment reform

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Doc Befriends Captive Saudi Princess; Psych Hospital Violence; Black Market Ozempic

This past week in healthcare investigations

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The Power of 'And'

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

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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

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

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Want to Lower Preterm Birth Rates? Spend More on Social Programs

Particular benefit seen in Black women

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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

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This Cruise Ship Flunked Its CDC Inspection

Several others just made the "satisfactory" cutoff

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Hospitals Unhappy With New Requirement to Report Bed Capacity and COVID Count

One group calls it "needlessly heavy-handed"

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It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Donate an Organ

Financial support and incentives can help close the living donor gap

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Payments to Medicare Plan Brokers Need Reform, MedPAC Says

No preferential treatment should be given for enrolling people in Medicare Advantage, they argue

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Experts Highlight Alarming Jump in HIV Infections Among Latinos

In a perspective piece, they argue that more equitable resource allocation is needed

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Excess Deaths Highest Among Younger Minorities During COVID Pandemic

Racial, ethnic disparities in all-cause excess deaths worst among those ages 25 to 64

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Elamipretide for Barth Syndrome Survives FDA Advisory Vote

Panelists acknowledge difficulty generating stronger data in ultra-rare disease

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Peer Reviewers Have Financial Conflicts, Too

Majority reviewing for top medical journals had conflicts, and they made $1 billion in 3 years

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Doctor Shot at Home; Jury Awards Doc $2M; Nurse Arrested in Alleged Bracelet Theft

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Crackdowns on Unproven Stem Cell Therapies Worked Abroad

In Australia and Canada, most companies disappeared from the market or changed their claims

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To Improve Indigenous Health, Expand Community Health Aide Programs

Ensuring care access for remote communities is essential

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CMS Unveils Sample $2 Generic Drug List for Medicare Part D Enrollees

But experts are skeptical the list would have much impact

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One Way to Spot Early Cognitive Decline? Medicare Wellness Visits

Annual evaluation tied to timelier mild cognitive impairment diagnoses

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'Make America Healthy Again' Crusade; Psychiatrist's Misconduct; Extreme Alpha-Gal

This past week in healthcare investigations

How Did Public Health Become a Public Enemy at the Supreme Court?

Conservative majority is "buying into" anti-science attitudes, warns Lawrence Gostin, JD

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The Real 'Danger' Is Reclassifying Abortion Pills as Controlled Substances

Louisiana's new law threatens the health and safety of pregnant women

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The Project 2025 Promise: Worse Health and Climate Chaos

The outcome of the November election will have an impact for decades to come

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Supreme Court Declines Biden's Appeal in Texas Emergency Abortion Case

Decision is another setback for opponents of Texas' abortion ban

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North Carolina Is Distributing Allergy Meds as Bees Swarm After Helene Flooding

State stepping in after surge in requests for medication to protect people allergic to stings

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Catholic Hospital Offered Bucket, Towels to Woman It Denied an Abortion

California AG suing hospital for allegedly violating state laws

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Just What the Doctor Ordered: Civic Engagement Can Improve Community Health

The upcoming election is an important reminder of the value of voting

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Fauci's West Nile Virus; Nobel Prize for miRNA; Nurse Dies in Hurricane Flood

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Trump Leads, and His Party Follows, on Vaccine Skepticism

A number of Republican voters now identify as vaccine skeptics

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Harris Correct That Trump Fell Short on Promise to Negotiate Medicare Drug Prices

KFF Health News and PolitiFact evaluate claims

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Doctors Cut Back on Seeing Medicare Patients as Another Pay Cut Looms

Those still seeing Medicare patients struggle to stay in private practice

Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations

Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group

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Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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