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In speech, Gawande asks new MDs to cut costs
In the wake of his much-discussed New Yorker piece about health care costs, Dr. Atul Gawande spoke to graduates of…
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Key legislators cozy with health industry
Reporters Larry Margasak and Sharon Theimer of the Associated Press explored close ties between senators poised to make key decisions…
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Obama’s AMA talk streamed live
CNN will live stream President Obama’s speech to the American Medical Association at 12:15 p.m. ET. To see it, visit…
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Where’s the money for Health Policy?
If there ever was a time to remind health journalists to follow the money, it’s now. President Obama is back…
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Obama adds AMA to health-care tour
Next week President Obama will become the first commander in chief to speak directly to the doctors of the American…
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CJR: Unmask AMA’s push to steer reform, please
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, notes that the mighty American Medical Association…
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Report compares reform estimates, finds huge savings
A report from the Health Policy-focused Commonwealth Fund compares costs over the next decade for numerous reform options, using estimates…
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Dr. Haig: Patients often demand excessive tests
Doctors are in such a position legally, economically and socially that it is difficult to fight patients’ demands for excessive,…
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Center: Physician performance metrics show potential
Writing for the Center for Studying Health System Change, Debra A. Draper sees great potential in the quantification of physician…
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Lack of performance info difficult for patients, docs
Harlan Krumholz, M.D., writes in The Washington Post that, while better quantitative monitoring would greatly improve the experiences of both…