Health Care Policy

As Medicaid Budgets Squeezed, States Consider Eccentric Ideas On Cutting Costs

As Medicaid Budgets Squeezed, States Consider Eccentric Ideas On Cutting Costs

By WildWing | Published: March 30, 2011

States look for money saving ideas, including suggestions from the public, to cut Medicaid costs. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Pharmacists Expand Role To Help Educate And Coach Patients

Pharmacists Expand Role To Help Educate And Coach Patients

By WildWing | Published: March 23, 2011

Consumers often find it easier to get time with a pharmacist than a doctor, so drug stores are offering more outreach programs about chronic health problems. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Experts Seek To Simplify Medication Labels That Often Confuse Patients

Experts Seek To Simplify Medication Labels That Often Confuse Patients

By WildWing | Published: February 16, 2011

U.S. Pharmacopeia is proposing changes to prescription labeling to improve compliance. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Some Doctors Dispute Benefits of Early Diagnosis

Some Doctors Dispute Benefits of Early Diagnosis

By WildWing | Published: February 13, 2011

Dartmouth researchers maintain that ordering screenings for people with no symptoms too often leads to costly treatment for people who would likely never have gotten sick. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Doctors Continued To Spend Big On Lobbying in 2010

Doctors Continued To Spend Big On Lobbying in 2010

By WildWing | Published: February 2, 2011

In 2010, the American Medical Association spent nearly $22 million on lobbying. Article provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Quit The RUC

Quit The RUC

By WildWing | Published: January 26, 2011

Brian Klepper and David C. Kibbe discuss how AMA’s Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) is driving the shortage in primary care physicians. Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Dollars for Docs Sparks Policy Rewrite at Colorado Teaching Hospitals

Dollars for Docs Sparks Policy Rewrite at Colorado Teaching Hospitals

By WildWing | Published: January 23, 2011

The University of Colorado Denver and its affiliated teaching hospitals are updating their conflict of interest policies to eliminate ties between faculty and pharmaceutical companies. Provided by ProPublica.

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What Repeal Is Not About

What Repeal Is Not About

By WildWing | Published: January 19, 2011

The House is about to vote on the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What does this mean? Provided by Kaiser Health News.

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Analysis: The Long Road To A Supreme Court Decision On Health Law's Mandate

Analysis: The Long Road To A Supreme Court Decision On Health Law’s Mandate

By WildWing | Published: January 2, 2011

What will happen in the courts to the controversial health care reform “individual mandate” clause? An analysis of the road to a Supreme Court decision from Kaiser Health News.

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Med Schools Flunk at Keeping Faculty Off Pharma Speaking Circuit

Med Schools Flunk at Keeping Faculty Off Pharma Speaking Circuit

By WildWing | Published: December 26, 2010

Medical school faculty often serve as paid speakers for drug companies – in violation of school policies. Provided by ProPublica.

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