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On vacation, my patients go with me
I do something different from most when on the road: I take my patients with me.
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More pushback from docs after CBO scores GOP health care plan
The projected increase in uninsured patients does not sit well with physician leaders.
From the Journals
Survey: Most military family physicians wary of transgender treatments
More than half of military family physicians aren’t willing to prescribe cross-hormone drugs.
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GOP health plan clears first hurdle as opposition lines up
Doctors’ groups come out swinging against the House plan.
Opinion
Two boys, a dog, and our electronic health records
Since patients retain very little of the information their physicians offer them, how can we enhance communication?
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Malpractice bill would impose $250,000 damages cap
Legislation approved by the House Judiciary Committee could mean legal relief for health providers in the form of capped damages and a tighter...
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New Trump travel order could disrupt meetings, trainees
The medical community is left wondering how the revised travel order will affect residency training and medical meetings.
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House Republicans start work on ACA repeal/replace
Medicaid changes could be sticking point as some GOP senators have objections.
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CMS nominee Verma clears Senate Finance hurdle
Seema Verma has moved one step closer to becoming the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The Senate Finance...
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Trump lays out principles for ACA replacement
Former Speaker John Boehner warns, “In the 25 years that I served in the Unites States Congress, Republicans never ever one time agreed on what a...
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Humira Pen topped per-person drug spending in 2016
The spending top 10 includes three drugs for diabetes, two for arthritis/psoriasis, and two for multiple sclerosis.