Features
<ѻý class="page-description">More in Features
ѻý reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics
Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math
"My role as a healer is suddenly being blurred to be an enforcer of immigration status," one said
Lown Institute names hospitals, states with high rates of overuse
A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts
"Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks
Alternative phrasing can open dialogue and built trust with seriously ill patients, experts say
This past week in healthcare investigations
Editorialists say sanctions should be rare and discipline may be better left to other agencies
Members also debate alternative ways states can safely license foreign med-school graduates
Not a single nun can be found in C-suites
Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say
CMS, which runs the Medicare program, disagrees
