Why Is DOJ Cracking Down on Electroacupuncture? False billing wasted "millions and millions" in federal money, investigator says Nov 26, 2021
Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rules The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriously "You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says Nov 24, 2021
Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift? Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest Nov 24, 2021
Georgia Emergency Doc Tries Again for Congress Rich McCormick, MD, got his political start lobbying on surprise billing Nov 18, 2021
COVID Rapid Test Prices 'Ridiculous' "It's really a travesty these aren't being subsidized appropriately," expert says Nov 18, 2021
AMA's Strategic Equity Plan Under Fire Delegates debate issues of free speech and whether an individual or group can be named "racist" Nov 15, 2021
Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S. AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
Whistleblower Physician Killed in Plane Crash Ahead of Settlement Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, MD, and her company alleged improper arrangements at staffing firms Nov 11, 2021
New Institute Has Ties to the Great Barrington Declaration All three GBD lead authors contribute to Brownstone Institute Nov 11, 2021
Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided? MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
More Investment Sorely Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Investors, pharma, advocates cite "market failure" in developing new treatments Nov 10, 2021
'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisions Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
What You Need to Know About Kids' COVID Vax Dose Lower dose showed good antibody response, low side effects Nov 04, 2021
Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisis Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too Nov 03, 2021
Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cut Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Bill Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
Pathologists Consider 'Workaround' So Patients Don't Freak Out Over EHR Bad News Doctors worry patients will misconstrue language or be psychologically harmed without guidance Oct 28, 2021
$22K for 10 Stitches, a Year and a Half Later Despite impending regulations, surprise billing still happens Oct 28, 2021
Should Doctors Peddling COVID Disinformation Lose Their License? A group of physicians is pushing the Federation of State Medical Boards to do just that Oct 27, 2021 podcast
What's Driving the COVID Rapid Test Shortage? Demand from employers is surging, and so are prices Oct 26, 2021
Fauci Blasted Over Puppy Research Claims Conservative watchdog group unleashes outrage over Beagle studies Oct 26, 2021
Tread Carefully in Choosing the Next FDA Leader The potential re-appointment of Robert Califf as commissioner is cause for concern Oct 19, 2021
CDC Now Reports COVID Cases and Deaths by Vax Status New tool also reveals numeric differences between vaccines Oct 19, 2021
Is Private Equity a Dangerous Employer? Firms' investments in healthcare continue to expand, at what cost? Oct 14, 2021
Medicaid Will Be a Bigger Target for Alternative Payment Models, CMS Official Says Health equity also will be a focus, says CMMI official Ellen Lukens Oct 13, 2021
FDA Gives Thumbs Up to ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Drug Approval granted to avacopan despite advisory committee concerns Oct 08, 2021
Medicare Is Sticking With Mandatory Demonstration Models for Now But "we need to move away from having a model for every episode," says CMMI head Elizabeth Fowler Oct 06, 2021
'Havana Syndrome': A Real and Present Danger A breakdown of the who, what, when, why, and how Oct 05, 2021
New Fauci Documentary: 'You Don't Get Intimidated' Anthony Fauci gets personal in new film, opens up about Trump admin and history repeating Oct 05, 2021
How Many Deaths Will New Cigarette Warnings Prevent? Modeling study comes up with big numbers Sep 24, 2021
COVID Vax Exemptions for Pregnant Healthcare Workers? Hospital policymakers are juggling staffing shortages, conflicting laws, and CDC guidelines Sep 23, 2021
'Privacy Exception' No Cure for Doctors' Open Notes Headaches Provision is "unworkable," harms patients, and adds to clinical stress, doctors say Sep 23, 2021
HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks Agency increases family planning funds, reminds providers of need to treat medical emergencies Sep 17, 2021
Doctors Work to Treat, Understand Post-Vaccine Shoulder Injury SIRVA is mainly in the medicolegal realm, but physicians acknowledge its rare possibility Sep 09, 2021
Cough, Cancer, PTSD: Two Decades of World Trade Center Studies Research has revealed the fallout of response to a crisis Sep 09, 2021
PhRMA Warns of Dire Consequences if Medicare Allowed to Negotiate Drug Prices "We know how the story ends" when the government sets prices, group says Sep 08, 2021
'Forced to Lie': Med Titration Standards Put Critical Care Nurses on Shaky Ground Survey finds nurses feeling "moral distress" at "profoundly unrealistic" standards Sep 02, 2021
Doc Groups Hail Decision to Delay 'Advanced EOB' Rule Regulation set to start on January 1, but administration says it will "defer enforcement" Aug 31, 2021
