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Friday brings IOM’s report on defining essential health benefits
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Institute of Medicine plans to release its essential health benefits report – those are the…
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Behind Oklahoma’s nation-leading access-to-care problems
In February, the New England Journal of Medicine ranked Oklahoma as the worst when it came to access to medical…
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Patient gets billed $58k for a dubious airlift
Reporting for WCNC-Charlotte , Stuart Watson starts with a $58,477 air ambulance-related bill and works backward to determine the bewildering…
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Officials were a no-show for panel on government transparency, science news
Six journalists and an empty chair gathered at the National Press Club yesterday for a discussion about whether the Obama…
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Former Practitioner Data Banks official says HRSA ‘erroneously interpreting the law’
A former federal official criticized a decision by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration for removing the Public Use…
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Why are some patients stuck in hospitals for weeks, months?
Patients typically complain about being released from the hospital sooner than they would like. So Yanick Rice Lamb, associate publisher…
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Former Practitioner Data Banks official says HRSA ”˜erroneously interpreting the law’
A former federal official criticized a decision by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration for removing the Public Use…
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Panel of science, health journalists will discuss government transparency in webcast panel
A panel at the National Press Club this afternoon, which will be webcast, will look at government transparency when it…
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Fauber finds ‘failed back surgery syndrome’ after off-label use of Medtronic’s Infuse
John Fauber follows up his previous investigations into the myriad problems and conflicts of interest surrounding Medtronic’s Infuse product with…
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Dartmouth Atlas report shows little improvement in readmissions
In the National Journal, Maggie Fox explains a new Dartmouth Atlas Project report (PDF) which demonstrates that, despite the looming…
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