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An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care

Major investment is the need of the hour

The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa

Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment

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Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine?

While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group

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The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics

The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike

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Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting

Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation

AMA over a photo of Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, FL.

Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez

Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates

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Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates?

Departing CEO James Madara, MD, suggests the group's governing body might be getting too large

MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories

Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say

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Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden's Executive Orders on Health

Orders restoring WHO membership, aiding reproductive health access likely on the chopping block

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Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits

CMS, which runs the Medicare program, disagrees

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Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry.

Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others

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In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care

Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage

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Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies

Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences

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What Happens to Medicare Price Negotiations Under Trump?

Is price negotiation in the next administration's crosshairs or is it "political suicide"?

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Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

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Doctors Top Income List; RFK Jr. Reveals More; Brie Cheese Recall

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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麻豆传媒 Readers Backed Harris, Survey Shows

Survey respondents overwhelmingly preferred the Democratic presidential candidate

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Mixed Bag for Clinicians Vying for House Seats

Some races still too close to call

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100 Days Trapped in Inpatient Legal Limbo

Awaiting guardianship in the hospital long-term should not be the norm

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More Doctors Push Back Against Medicine's 'Workaholic' Culture

Wall Street Journal article sparks major discussion of work-life balance in medicine

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Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk

Diagnoses were also delayed the longer sugar was restricted

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Doc Pay Cuts Sparked Strife at Insurer; Cerebral Can't Pay Up; Rumor Researchers

This past week in healthcare investigations

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Election Redux: Public Health Just Got a Lot More Difficult

We must continue to fight

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Trump's White House Return Poised to Tangle Healthcare Safety Net

Public health insurance programs likely to be scaled back

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How Trump's Win Affects Healthcare; Uptick in COVID; Pesticides and Prostate Cancer

Health news and commentary gathered by 麻豆传媒 staff

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Are Food Dyes Bad For Your Health?

California report linked food dyes to hyperactivity, but experts say there's more work to be done

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Doc Groups Blast 2.8% Cut in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

But extension of telehealth flexibilities and a change to primary care payment draw praise

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RFK Jr. Threatens the Very Fabric of Healthcare

A vote to give Kennedy power is a vote against public health

How the Election Results Could Affect Healthcare in the U.S.

Anand Parekh breaks down the possible futures for abortion rights, EMTALA, and Obamacare

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A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas ERs

This marks one of at least two women who died under the state abortion ban

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What Will CDC, FDA, and CMS Look Like After the Election?

We talked to healthcare experts to get their predictions for a Trump or Harris administration

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Public Health Department Barred From Giving COVID Vaccine

Experts say it's a first

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RFK Jr. Wants Access to Federal Data to Show Vaccines Are Unsafe, Trump Advisor Says

Goal is to get vaccines pulled from the market, according to Trump transition leader

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Texas Hospitals Must Now Ask Patients Whether They Are in the U.S. Legally

State will also track the cost of treating people without legal status

Advancing Health in Africa

Rob Breiman, MD, discusses his public health work on the continent

MedAI Roundup over a computer rendering of a brain-shaped microprocessor.

HCA Nurses Score Win Against AI; Docs Use ChatGPT in Clinic; New AI-Powered EHR

A monthly roundup of healthcare-focused AI news and research

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Vote: Your Health and Your Patients' Health Depend on It

Civic participation is linked to better community health

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Backers of Prior Authorization Bill Hopeful for Passage by End of the Year

The bill's cost estimate has dropped from $16 billion to $0, greatly hiking chances of passage

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Miscarriage Arrest; MA Reaped Billions for Home Visits; Dirty Work of Care Denials

This past week in healthcare investigations

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IG Live November 1: Healthcare Is on the Ballot

Public health and access to care are at stake in the 2024 election

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