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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

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Flipping Panel Management on Its Head

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Healthcare Unionization Isn't the Only Option

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Ob/Gyn Accused of Catfishing Women

Ethicists weigh in on whether actions taken a decade ago are relevant today

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Perfecting the On-Call System

Some patients clearly need emergency care, but maybe others could be triaged to primary care

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A Georgia Woman's Death After Delayed Abortion Care Was Preventable. Who's to Blame?

Physicians need more clear guidance and protocols from their healthcare systems

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Critics Call Feds' Response to Cyberattacks on Healthcare Feeble and Fractured

There were 249 attacks targeting health institutions in 2023, the most of any industry

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Docs Accused of Treating Fatal COVID With Peroxide; Cardiologists' Defamation Suit

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Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.
Coffee and Heart, Metabolic Risks; What Drives Doctors Away; Ozempic for $100?

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'Failing Wisely' Can Promote a Safer Healthcare System

Don't assume old strategies and new technologies will improve patient safety

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Immediate Test Result Access: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Answering patients' questions and addressing their anxieties can be challenging

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Mental Health Parity Rule Lauded by Healthcare Groups

Plans will be barred from using more restrictive prior authorization rules for mental health care

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