Pressure builds for further slashes to Medicare Advantage spending Any money saved by making private rates equal to traditional Medicare rates could go toward doctor pay relief or other health reforms.
Medical centers reveal doctors' industry pay Experts foresee a rush of other teaching institutions following suit as political pressure mounts to disclose financial ties to pharmaceutical companies and device makers.
GOVERNMENT & MEDICINE Go to section Florida consumer-driven Medicaid reform in limbo Low Medicare, Medicaid pay rates impact private costs Louisiana pediatricians sue over Medicaid managed care pilots Medicare picks 4 vendors in PHR pilot program
PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Go to section Defective directives? Struggling with end-of-life care AHRQ funding safety research in ambulatory care Supreme Court asked to examine Texas peer review case Nevada medical board seeks to update discipline, licensing systems In the Courts - Doctor liable for not providing sign language interpreter
BUSINESS Go to section Knowledge on call: Finding new uses for smartphones Maryland insurance commissioner seeks audit of CareFirst reserves Blues merger faces opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature Technically Speaking - Economic downturn adds new uncertainties to IT planning
OPINION Go to section Bolster primary care: Avert a physician shortage Letters - Joint Commission's standard on disruptive behavior is unreasonable
HEALTH & SCIENCE Go to section Teens' health care often a missed opportunity Call for widespread HIV tests has been only partially heard Report focuses on long-term effects of battlefield brain injuries MRSA-fighting drug is approved by FDA panel
Running out of patches Options for fixing the Medicare pay crisis
Illness interrupts book excerpt: Life in the Balance
Taking it to the bank A new strategy for health plans
Allergic reaction Food allergies increasing, especially among children
