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Supreme Court weighs ACA back pay case
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- Alicia Gallegos
U.S. Supreme Court Justices heard oral arguments Dec. 10 in a case that centers on whether the federal government owes insurers billions based on...
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Medtwitter embraces incoming student’s excitement
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- Alicia Gallegos
When Melissa Gonzalez excitedly tweeted that she had been accepted to medical school earlier this year, she had no idea the tweet would draw...
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Study: More pediatricians participating in global health opportunities
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- Alicia Gallegos
Participation by pediatricians in global health activities rose from 2% in 1989 to 5% in 2017, and interest in future global health experiences...
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More states pushing plans to pay for telehealth care
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- Alicia Gallegos
More states are enacting laws that require private plans to cover telehealth services, but fair payment remains a challenge for providers, a new...
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DACA lands before Supreme Court
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- Alicia Gallegos
Physician organizations argue that access to health care would be demeaned if DACA-affected doctors and trainees were forced to leave the United...
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Study: Pediatricians support alternative MOC assessment
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- Alicia Gallegos
Pediatricians favor a new maintenance of certification (MOC) option as an alternative to the traditional MOC examination, two recent surveys show...
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Court strikes down Trump’s conscience rule
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- Alicia Gallegos
The measure would have allowed clinicians to refuse to provide medical care to patients for religious or moral reasons.
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Court blocks immigration health insurance rule
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
A district judge has temporarily blocked an order by President Trump that would make health insurance or the ability to pay a requirement for...
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President to nominate oncologist to lead FDA
- Author:
- Alicia Gallegos
President Trump has indicated his intent to nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, as FDA Commissioner.
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AAD members vote to remove board member
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- Alicia Gallegos
The dermatologist was removed from his position for launching an organization that offered board certification to physician assistants.
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Judge blocks Alabama abortion ban
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- Alicia Gallegos
Alabama’s measure prohibits abortion at every pregnancy stage and penalizes physicians with a Class A felony for performing an abortion.
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Dermatologist who organized PA group faces backlash
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- Alicia Gallegos
AAD members will decide whether a board member should be removed for his involvement with a group offering board certification to physician...
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Court of Appeals to decide fate of Medicaid work requirements
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- Alicia Gallegos
The restrictive conditions in the Medicaid waivers would cause thousands of Medicaid enrollees to lose coverage, legal analysts say.
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Changes to public charge rule blocked by courts
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- Alicia Gallegos
Courts have temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would make it more difficult for immigrants to remain in the United States if...
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HHS floats Stark/anti-kickback revisions to support value-based care
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- Alicia Gallegos
Health law attorneys say reforms should remove some of the risk in value-based care arrangements that exist under current law.