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Bipartisan, bicameral caucus launched to put caregiving in spotlight
Who says Congress can’t cooperate? Two Republicans and two Democrats yesterday announced the formation of the bipartisan, bicameral Assisting Caregivers…
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When hospitals buy physician practices, patients hit with fees
WSB-Atlanta recently explored what happens when hospitals buy physician practices, which has been happening all over the Atlanta area. Prices…
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Understanding, explaining primary issues of King v. Burwell
With oral arguments in King v. Burwell scheduled for tomorrow, the Supreme Court will likely rule in late June. The…
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Does UnitedHealthcare’s prior-approval rule mean more ‘mother-may-I’ medicine is coming?
The nation’s largest health insurer will require physicians and hospitals to request prior approval before doing most hysterectomies, a move…
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Tools for understanding, explaining King v. Burwell
Joanne Kenen Probably in late June, the Supreme Court will rule in King v. Burwell. The case challenges whether subsidies, in the…
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Talking about end of life and palliative care: Part two of a conversation with Nancy Berlinger
Nancy Berlinger, Ph.D., is a research scholar at The Hastings Center and co-author of a retrospective article on palliative and…
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Aging Latinos: Increasing diversity will increase challenges for aging network
Janice Lynch Schuster The age boom – the 77 million boomers reaching old age together – is already straining national, local…
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Four insurers reveal what they pay for 70 health care services
Health insurers are taking incremental steps to release information on what they pay to health care providers. Each month, they…
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SCOTUS decision on teeth-whitening business may hold wider implications for medical boards
Lisa Schencker of Modern Healthcare and Anne Blythe of the Raleigh News & Observer were among the first reporters to…
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AHCJ mourns journalist Dori J. Maynard
AHCJ laments the passing of Dori J. Maynard, longtime journalist and president of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism…
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