U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has responded to a letter received by WellPoint in response to a letter she sent to the insurer requesting justification for Anthem Blue Cross of California's rate hikes for individual…
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Minnesota and New York are looking to join Massachusetts and Vermont in restricting industry gifts to physicians and enacting other measures to limit the influence pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers have in physicians' decision-making, according to a report in American…
Manchester, N.H., and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire have launched a program which offers financial incentives to city employees who choose to receive healthcare in lower-cost facilities for a range of high-volume, elective healthcare services, including…
A Texas nurse who alerted the state medical board about the unsafe medical practices of a physician at the hospital where she worked was acquitted of a felony charge for the "misuse of official information," according to a report by…
The Michigan State Medical Society and the Michigan Osteopathic Association urged the state's lawmakers to reject a tax on physicians that Gov. Jennifer Granholm included in her proposed budget.
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It is unlikely there will be enough orthopedic surgeons in the United States to perform the number of hip and knee replacements that would be in demand by 2016, according to a study presented at the 2009 American Academy of…
Orthopedic surgeons have one of their own in a high-profile position in the U.S. House of Representatives and another who is hoping to get there.
Republican Wins Senate Seat in Massachusetts: 8 Quick Thoughts 1. After President Obama won the election in 2008, the Republicans have won the last three major statewide elections — all in states that voted Democrat for President Obama in 2008…
The concept of health insurance is familiar to patients and providers alike. Patients pay a monthly premium, and, if they need surgery, the insurance company will pay a significant portion of the bill. However, the situation becomes trickier should an…
AMA President J. James Rohack criticized a measure that would temporarily stave off a 21-percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians as a "Band-Aid approach," according to a report by Bloomberg featured by Business Week. The Medicare payment cuts are…