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CMS’s proposed 22% cut to radiation oncology is ‘tone deaf’
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Study calls higher surgery costs at NCI centers into question
When is the higher cost of cancer surgery at NCI centers worth it?
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Report urges complete residency overhaul
Overall, the report calls for increased standardization of how students are evaluated in medical school and how residency programs evaluate...
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Oncologists’ income and net worth rise despite pandemic
Oncologists’ average annual income rose from $377,000 in 2020 to $403,000 this year.
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Health care workers eager for COVID booster shots
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Pandemic demand for NPs soars, softens for primary care: Report
“NPs are coming into their own in a market that puts a premium on easy access to care and cost containment.”
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Why aren’t more women doctors in the top-paying specialties?
“I was told by one program interviewer that ‘I don’t have a bias about women in medicine, I have a bias about women in orthopedic surgery.’”
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U.S. health system ranks last among 11 high-income countries
“What this report tells us is that our health care system is not working for Americans, particularly those with lower incomes, who are at a severe...
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Oncologists face nightmares every day with prior authorization
Around 5% of doc’s daily emails are from insurance companies denying patients treatments he has recommended.
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COVID-19 leaves wake of medical debt among U.S. adults
Plus, 16% of adults said they had coverage gaps lasting a year or longer.
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Texas doctor stole identities, forged patient records in fraud scheme; more
The doctor issued more than 600 prescriptions for scar screams using information from beneficiaries without their knowledge or consent.