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<乌鸦传媒>MedPAC Draft Recommendation Calls for 1.3% Pay Bump for Medicare Clinicians

Concerns raised about doctors' ability to absorb the increased costs of running their practices

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<乌鸦传媒>White House Says It Can Seize Certain Drug Patents to Lower Prices

Draft plan announced along with new efforts against anti-competitive healthcare mergers

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<乌鸦传媒>GOP Presidential Candidates Spar Over Transgender Care and Fentanyl Policy

The Affordable Care Act and healthcare competition also were discussed at the final GOP debate

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<乌鸦传媒>Experts, Senators Wrestle Over Thorny Drug Shortage Challenge

Re-shoring, "friend-shoring," stockpiling: how does one solve a problem like drug shortages?

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<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Advocates Sound Alarm Over Proposed Medicare Test Coverage Policy

Proposed rules would decrease early detection of organ rejection, they say

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<乌鸦传媒>Jamie Foxx's Health Scare; 23andMe Hacked; Decongestant Probe Announced

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizing

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Texas Sues Pfizer Over Vax Claims; Dr. Rand Paul to the Rescue; Kid Pneumonia Cases

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>The Five Things That Worry Lawmakers Most About AI in Healthcare

Could younger HCPs become overly reliant on artificial intelligence?

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<乌鸦传媒>House Committee Puts CDC Director in the Spotlight

Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH, was asked about viral outbreak in China and agency's internal workings

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<乌鸦传媒>Medical Staff Credentialing Case Heads to New Jersey Supreme Court

Neurosurgery practice claims hospital skipped due process to orchestrate its ouster

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<乌鸦传媒>Biden Administration Announces Actions to Strengthen the Drug Supply Chain

Biden will use the Defense Production Act to increase American production of some medications

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<乌鸦传媒>Hospitals Say Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Skirting CMS Rules

Groups lament stress to enrollees and billions in hospital losses from coverage delays, denials

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<乌鸦传媒>Days Before Surgery, Clerical Error Cuts Off Patient's Insurance

Lost in the mix of Medicaid "unwinding"

<乌鸦传媒>Doctors, Scientists Boycott Journal for Publishing 'Sadistic' Animal Research

More than 1,100 experts signed a letter to boycott nutrition journal and its publisher

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<乌鸦传媒>The Broken Medicare System Is Forcing Physicians Out

Yet another physician pay cut will prevent timely access to care

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<乌鸦传媒>Shooting at Psych Hospital; Rosalynn Carter Dies; Millions in Medical Debt Canceled

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>Proposed Methadone Treatment Legislation May Put Patients at Risk

We need evidence-based, safe, and effective solutions

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<乌鸦传媒>APHA Urges Biden to Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This is not a fringe view for public health globally," says one advocate

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<乌鸦传媒>Senators Discuss Making Medicare's Relaxed Telehealth Rules Permanent

"We have proved the concept," says Sen. Steve Daines

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<乌鸦传媒>Americans Struggling With Addiction, Mental Health, SAMHSA Survey Shows

Biden administration highlights need for better access to treatment

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Wants Dealers Executed; School Closures and Suicide; Double Uterus Pregnancy

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict

"This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully

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<乌鸦传媒>U.S. to Cover PrEP for Older Americans to Stem the Spread of HIV

Biden administration hopes to catch up with other parts of the world

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Says

Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face

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<乌鸦传媒>Policymakers Must Balance Innovation With Patient Safety for AI in Healthcare

Emerging technology presents an opportunity to right past wrongs, Senator says during hearing

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<乌鸦传媒>10 Ways MedPAC Commissioners Think Regulators Should Fix Medicare Advantage Plans

Improvements needed in network accuracy and transparency regarding denial rates, they say

<乌鸦传媒>GOP Candidates' Defense of Abortion Bans Cools in Debate After Election Day

Three candidates take more centrist view, one adamant on 15-week ban

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks

Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024

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<乌鸦传媒>Senate Confirms Monica Bertagnolli as Next NIH Director

Vote was 62-36 in favor of the current National Cancer Institute director

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<乌鸦传媒>CMS Proposes Rule to Limit Medicare Advantage Plan Sales Commissions

No more golf parties or free trips to brokers who "steer" beneficiaries to higher-paying plans

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<乌鸦传媒>For Health AI to Fulfill Its Potential, Regulation Is Paramount

There's little value in a tool that can't be trusted

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<乌鸦传媒>Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Products

Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say

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<乌鸦传媒>Medicare Finalizes 3.4% Payment Cut for Physician Fees in 2024

Specialty groups decry "untenable" payment cuts

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<乌鸦传媒>Colorado's Ban on 'Abortion Reversal' Tied Up in Court Battle

Mainstream medicine says the so-called treatment isn't backed by science

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<乌鸦传媒>People Who Need 988 Find It, but Many Say They Won't Use It Again

Less than a third of those with serious distress would be very likely to call again

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<乌鸦传媒>Trump Calls for 'Mental Institutions'; Masks Reduce COVID; U.S. Infant Deaths Rise

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

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<乌鸦传媒>FDA Outlines Rules for Telling Clinicians About Unapproved Uses of Drugs, Devices

Draft guidance explains what doesn't qualify as "scientifically sound" information

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<乌鸦传媒>HHS Proposes 'Disincentive' Penalties for Information-Blocking Providers

Clinicians could see cuts in Medicare payments if found to have violated the rule

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<乌鸦传媒>Expand Nurse Staffing Ratio Laws, Union Leaders Tell Senator

Hospitals will "never agree to safe staffing on their own," says HPAE president

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