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Docs to CMS: Delay Meaningful Use Stage 3
“Doctors want to spend their time with patients, not measuring the number of clicks. We want a successful transition to digital health records,...
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NIH, CDC get boost in House budget bill
The increases are targeted to a number of specific research areas, including Alzheimer’s disease, the BRAIN Initiative, antibiotics research, as...
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Oral contraception and medical liability
Can physicians be held liable for ‘wrongful life’ for prenatal advice or faulty oral contraceptives?
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Senate calls for childproof packaging for ‘e-cig juice’
“Just a small amount of this stuff can injure or even kill a small child. Making these bottles childproof is just common sense,” according to the...
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Medicare audits: What leads to an exclusion?
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Cigna CEO David Cordani: ACA marketplace is still in ‘version 1.0’
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Analysis finds 28.8% prevalence of depression in residents
Key clinical point: The prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 28.8% (range, 20.9%-43.2%) among residents in a meta-analysis of 54...
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Senate votes to gut ACA, defund Planned Parenthood
For the first time, Senate Republicans have mustered enough votes to severely damage President Obama’s signature health reform legislation, the...
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Health spending growth soars after years of low growth
In 2014, 28% of all health care purchases were made by the federal government, up from 26% in 2013.
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ACA: Larger nonprofits seek permission to opt out of contraceptive coverage
For workers and their dependents, the distinction between an accommodation and an exemption is the difference between no-cost contraceptive...