<ѻý>Costs Soaring for Ground Ambulance Transportѻý> Surprise billing law doesn't apply to ambulance rides Feb 22, 2022
<ѻý>Ukrainian Doctor's Family Lives Under Threat of Warѻý> Roksolana Vaskul, MD, says it's "surreal" to imagine her family under attack in Ukraine Feb 17, 2022
<ѻý>Are There Too Many Foreign-Born Docs in the U.S.? Maybe, Maybe Notѻý> Lawmakers' divide on the question evident at House hearing Feb 16, 2022
<ѻý>Healthcare Is a 'Right' for All Americans, Says Becerraѻý> "We're missing the mark" on addressing health disparities, researchers agree Feb 09, 2022
<ѻý>Mental Health Crisis Demands Better Coverage, Worker Pay, Experts Tell Houseѻý> Advocates argue for workforce incentives, peer involvement, and closing Medicare coverage gaps Feb 03, 2022
<ѻý>Medicare Patients Can't Get Their At-Home COVID Test Kits Covered -- Yetѻý> But CMS says it's working to provide that coverage Jan 25, 2022
<ѻý>HHS Announces $103 Million in Grants to Address Health Worker Burnoutѻý> "I am 27 years old and just praying I can get through every shift" Jan 20, 2022
<ѻý>Why Are Physicians Silent About Outrageous Drug Prices?ѻý> Milton Packer wonders why physicians are struggling to get their priorities straight Jan 12, 2022
<ѻý>Former Football Stars Team Up With CDC to Promote COVID Vaccinationѻý> The campaign, first launched in March, underwent a reboot with the spread of Delta Jan 02, 2022
<ѻý>Burnout, Violence: How Much More Can Healthcare Workers Take?ѻý> As COVID rages on, attention turns to healthcare worker mental health. Will help arrive in time? Dec 29, 2021
<ѻý>Living History: 50 Years After the Birth of National Cancer Centersѻý> New book examines the progress 50 years following the National Cancer Act of 1971 Dec 22, 2021
<ѻý>DEA Chief Warns About Fake Prescription Drugs Containing Fentanylѻý> More than 8.4 million fake pills seized since end of September Dec 17, 2021
<ѻý>FDA Relaxes Restrictions on Abortion Pillѻý> Federal government permanently removes requirements that patients pick up mifepristone in person Dec 17, 2021
<ѻý>Here's How to Keep Nurses From Leavingѻý> Leaders talk money, mentoring, training, and a chance to be heard Dec 09, 2021
<ѻý>U.S. Dragging Its Feet on Biosimilar Approvals, Pharmacist Saysѻý> Introduction of biosimilars falling behind that of other countries Dec 09, 2021
<ѻý>More Research Needed on PFAS Hazards, House Members Toldѻý> Chemicals in foam used by firefighters of particular concern Dec 07, 2021
<ѻý>Women Physicians Earn $2 Million Less Over Their Careers Than Menѻý> Pay gap emerges early in career course and persists for decades Dec 07, 2021
<ѻý>House Members Debate Cracking Down More on Fentanylѻý> Committee criticizes Justice Department for not appearing at hearing Dec 03, 2021
<ѻý>SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Major Abortion Case Touch on Liberty, Viability Standardѻý> Contraceptive effectiveness and "safe haven" laws also discussed Dec 01, 2021
<ѻý>Will Moderna Ever Learn to Share?ѻý> The company's dispute with NIH over who invented the COVID vaccine has huge implications Nov 28, 2021
<ѻý>Why Is DOJ Cracking Down on Electroacupuncture?ѻý> False billing wasted "millions and millions" in federal money, investigator says Nov 26, 2021
<ѻý>Florida Hospitals Face Dueling Vaccine Mandate Rulesѻý> The stakes are high with Medicare, Medicaid dollars at play Nov 24, 2021
<ѻý>Academic Centers Start to Take Psychedelics Seriouslyѻý> "You're not sticking your neck out as much as you would 10 years ago," one director says Nov 24, 2021
<ѻý>Is Psychedelic Research Funding Starting to Shift?ѻý> Once the province of philanthropy, industry and government sources show interest Nov 24, 2021
<ѻý>Georgia Emergency Doc Tries Again for Congressѻý> Rich McCormick, MD, got his political start lobbying on surprise billing Nov 18, 2021
<ѻý>COVID Rapid Test Prices 'Ridiculous'ѻý> "It's really a travesty these aren't being subsidized appropriately," expert says Nov 18, 2021
<ѻý>AMA's Strategic Equity Plan Under Fireѻý> Delegates debate issues of free speech and whether an individual or group can be named "racist" Nov 15, 2021
<ѻý>Med Students Call for 'Virginity Testing' Ban in U.S.ѻý> AMA needs to "make a concerted effort to educate patients and their families about such harm" Nov 15, 2021
<ѻý>Whistleblower Physician Killed in Plane Crash Ahead of Settlementѻý> Kathleen Hartney-Velazco, MD, and her company alleged improper arrangements at staffing firms Nov 11, 2021
<ѻý>New Institute Has Ties to the Great Barrington Declarationѻý> All three GBD lead authors contribute to Brownstone Institute Nov 11, 2021
<ѻý>Should Medicare Pay the Same Amount Regardless of Where a Service Is Provided?ѻý> MedPAC members like the idea -- with a few caveats Nov 10, 2021
<ѻý>More Investment Sorely Needed to Combat Antimicrobial Resistanceѻý> Investors, pharma, advocates cite "market failure" in developing new treatments Nov 10, 2021
<ѻý>'Build Back Better' Isn't the Only Infrastructure Bill With Healthcare Provisionsѻý> Smaller bill includes measures on single-dose drugs, Medicare rebate rule Nov 09, 2021
<ѻý>What You Need to Know About Kids' COVID Vax Doseѻý> Lower dose showed good antibody response, low side effects Nov 04, 2021
<ѻý>Health System Leaders Mull Ways to Stem Labor Crisisѻý> Child care support and attention to workers well-being matter, but Congress can help too Nov 03, 2021
<ѻý>Final Physician Fee Schedule Rule Includes a Nearly 4% Payment Cutѻý> Will leave practices in "financial peril," says AMA president Nov 03, 2021
<ѻý>Biden Announces Deal With Congress on Infrastructure Billѻý> Medicare hearing benefits make the cut, but dental, vision, drug-pricing provisions are left out Oct 28, 2021
<ѻý>Pathologists Consider 'Workaround' So Patients Don't Freak Out Over EHR Bad Newsѻý> Doctors worry patients will misconstrue language or be psychologically harmed without guidance Oct 28, 2021
<ѻý>$22K for 10 Stitches, a Year and a Half Laterѻý> Despite impending regulations, surprise billing still happens Oct 28, 2021
<ѻý>Should Doctors Peddling COVID Disinformation Lose Their License?ѻý> A group of physicians is pushing the Federation of State Medical Boards to do just that Oct 27, 2021 podcast