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More M.D.s asking for deductible up front
Spurred by higher co-pays and the ability to estimate billing amounts faster, more doctors are requiring patients to pay their…
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Sunshine Week: Some hospital quality measures online
Felice Freyer, a medical writer at The Providence (R.I.) Journal and a member of AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee, writes…
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Sunshine Week: Online health data varies by state
The Sunshine Week 2009 Survey of State Government Information Online found that while more and more government records are being…
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FDA creates tipster Web page for alleged crimes
Do you know something about the sale of counterfeit prescription drugs or off-label promotion of medical devices? What if you came…
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Sunshine Week: Some hospital quality measures online but more could be done
The Internet offers vast new opportunities to answer every patient’s most pressing question: Am I entrusting my health to people…
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Fla. Medicare fraud flourished under lax oversight
Jay Weaver of the Miami Herald followed up on the Herald‘s investigations into widespread Medicare fraud in South Florida. Weaver…
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P-I reporter committed to covering W.R. Grace trial
AHCJ member Andrew Schneider of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is covering the W.R. Grace criminal trial in Missoula, Mont. The federal…
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Progress on open access issue not what it seems
A press release from the Alliance for Taxpayer Access yesterday raised hopes that permanent open access to federally funded research…
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Showdown over Medicare Advantage looms
In support of a range of folks including President Obama and his local orthopedists, Gilbert Cranberg takes on Medicare Advantage…
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Top HHS positions remain vacant
Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star found vacant positions at the highest levels of many government agencies, including the…
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